The Minister for Transport, Communications and Works participated in the Famagusta Business Forum on "Business in the era of crises"
The thematic session entitled "Tourism - Changing course for the tourism product" of the Famagusta Business Forum on "Business in the era of crises" was attended today by the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, Mr. Mr. Yiannis Karousos, Minister of Transport, Communications and Infrastructure, Mr. Yiannis Karousos. The Forum was organised by the Famagusta and Piraeus Chambers of Commerce and Industry, with the participation of Ministers and other officials from Cyprus and Greece.
In his intervention, the Minister of Transport focused on the actions taken in recent months to strengthen the air transport sector and its recovery from the effects of the pandemic and the crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In addition, Mr. Karousos referred to the Government's concerns about the negative impact of the European Union's "Fit for 55" legislative package on the airline sector and the country's economy in general.
As Mr. Karousos noted, in the past period many moves were made by the Government and the Ministry in various directions in order to increase connectivity and shield the sector. An important change, the Minister of Transport pointed out, is the liberalization of ground handling services at airports, a first initiative that resulted in the reduction of the cost of these services to airlines and the expansion of the fleet of many of these airlines on the island, thus strengthening their bases in Cyprus.
Referring to the incentive plans for airlines due to the pandemic, Mr. Karousos informed that the duration of the plan was extended with the approval of the European Union until the end of June 20 At the same time, another Incentive Plan is being prepared which is determined to come into force in 2022. The actions of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism and the Managing Company of Hermes Airports have brought positive results and allow us to be cautiously optimistic.
In conclusion, the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works referred to the new course that is being methodically charted for tourism and the aviation sector in general in our country. He said that this is a difficult and time-consuming project, but it is being built on solid foundations, with the ultimate goal of maintaining it at high levels in the long run.
The thematic section "Tourism" was also attended by the Deputy Minister of Tourism of Cyprus, Mr. Savvas Perdios, the Deputy Minister of Tourism of Greece Mrs. Sofia Zacharaki, the President of the Greek National Tourism Organization Mrs. Angela Gerekou and the President of PASYXE Famagusta Mr. Doros Takas.
(NΓ/IK)
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