Optimistic messages regarding the air connectivity of Cyprus and the effort to fill the gap created by the Russian and Ukrainian markets, sends, according to Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Yannis Karousos, the fact that passenger traffic in April 2022 is at 85% of the corresponding passenger traffic of April 2019.
"We have succeeded in improving air connectivity, opening markets that until recently were closed, but also in attracting companies that have established a base in Cyprus," the Transport Minister said in a written statement on the occasion of the release of the passenger traffic data for April 2022 and the period January-April 2022.
At the same time, Mr. Karousos assures that "the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, together with the Deputy Ministry of Tourism and the operator of Hermes Airports, are continuing our efforts to recover aviation and improve our country's air connectivity."
Specifically, according to a statement by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, in April 2021 108,030 passengers moved to and from the two airports of the Republic, while in April 2022 passenger traffic increased significantly to 732.626 passengers, with flight occupancy reaching 81%.
Furthermore, in the period from 1 January to 30 April 2022, Larnaca and Paphos airports handled 1,587,337 passengers (arrivals and departures), compared to 230,908 in the same period in 2021.
Air passenger traffic for the period 1 January-30 April 2022 is 70% of the corresponding period in 2019.
The largest share of passenger traffic for April 2022 comes from the United Kingdom (241,000), followed by Greece (117.000), Germany (52,000), Israel (51,000), Poland (35,000), Austria (29,000) and Italy (20,000).
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