Airline
Mideast carriers launch flights to Cyprus
May 8 - A top government official in Cyprus confirmed that Etihad Airways, Emirates Airline, Air Arabia, and Jazeera Airways have been in talks with the government to increase frequencies or launch new service to the Mediterranean country. “Air Arabia has already received the rights to fly to Cyprus and it should launch operations by the fourth quarter of 2010 or 2011 from its Sharjah hub. The airline has permission to operate three weekly flights to Cyprus” said Antonis Pashilides, Cyprus Minister of Trade, Commerce, Industry, Tourism and Energy.
Mr. Paschilides said they hope to use Air Arabia’s Sharjah hub as a stepping stone to provide greater connectivity with India, because there are currently no direct flights operating between the two countries. Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways has also received rights but had to delay their launch for some reason, he said. The airline has been given a deadline to begin operations by the end of the year, and would also operate three weekly flights. Paschilides said Emirates Airline has been given permission to increase its seven weekly flights to Cyprus to ten, and Etihad Airways is expected to increase its frequency of three weekly flights soon.
More Airline
Latest Travel News
Featured Sights To See
Schaffhausen
Zurich, Switzerland
Schaffhausen is a small city 50km northeast of Zurich and the capital of the Canton of Schaffhausen. The first historical mention of the city came in 1045AD. It was an independent city state before becoming a charter member of the original Swiss Confederacy. Schauffhausen suffered considerably during the Thirty Years' War, and in fact did not recover fully until the arrival of t...
Schonhof Pavilion
Frankfurt, Germany
Located within Grüneburgpark is a medieval castle, which once was occupied by knights and then turned into a baroque estate before its was destroyed by a fire and rebuilt in 1819. Over the years, the castle was reduced in size to make way for roads and infrastructural development and ownership has been handed over to the city. The elaborate architecture and classical look makes it a sight to see ...
Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts
Hanoi, Vietnam
Open daily from 8:30am to 5pm the museum the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts features Vietnamese art of the 20th century, up to the 1970s. Much of the art is outstanding with entire rooms devoted to the Vietnamese style of lacquer and silk painting, woodblock, and folk art, wile the gift shop has some modern works of well-known artists for sale. Address: 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi ...
A'Ali Potteries
Bahrain, Bahrain
These kilns have been made on an ancient burial mound. After observing the potter working on the wheel you can take a turn yourself. The shop owner himself is also on hand to give a tour of the kilns and the pottery making process from production to glazing and firing. There are also finished glazed and unglazed products available for purchase at reasonable prices Address: A'Ali Village ...