A look at the 55 airlines flying in and out of Cyprus airports this summer

At this time of year, the airports in Larnaca and Paphos are in their prime, serving thousands of passengers who either arrive in Cyprus or depart from the country every day.

According to data obtained by InBusinessNews from the managing company of the Cypriot airports, Hermes Airports, during the current summer season, there are 284 flights per day, a number that concerns both arrivals and departures, with 204 departing from Larnaca Airport and 80 from Paphos airport.

Based on the same data, around 52,000 passengers are travelling from the two airports in August, of which 37,000 from Larnaca airport and 15,000 from Paphos airport.

Based on the same data, a total of 55 airlines are operating 1,979 flights to 156 destinations in 38 countries per week from both airports, with most -51 in number- being served by Larnaca airport, while Paphos airport is served by 20 airlines.

Airlines flying from Larnaca

In particular and according to Hermes Airports data obtained by InBusinessNews , the 51 airlines that fly from Larnaca airport and the number of flights they make each week are as follows:

• Wizz Air: 235 flights
• Aegean Airlines: 135 flights
• Cyprus Airways: 88 flights
• Easyjet: 72 flights
• Jet2.com: 67 flights
• Tui Airways: 55 flights
• British Airways P.LC: 55 flights
• Sky Express: 53 flights
• Tus Airways: 45 flights
• Sunclass Airlines: 38 flights
• Lufthansa German Airlines: 34 flights
• El Al Israel Airlines: 32 flights
• Austrian Airlines: 32 flights
• Smartwings: 30 flights
• Emirates Airlines: 28 flights
• Middle East Airlines: 28 flights
• Air Serbia: 26 flights
• Jet Time A/S: 25 flights
• Norwegian Air Shuttle A.S.: 25 flights
• Arkia Israeli Airlines: 25 flights
• Eurowings: 25 flights
• Flyone: 20 flights
• Edelweiss Air AG: 19 flights
• Buzz Air: 16 flights
• Scandinavian Airlines System-SAS: 14 flights
• Qatar Airways: 14 flights
• Egypt Air: 14 flights
• Royal Jordanian: 14 flights
• Tui Fly Nordic: 13 flights
• Enter Air Spolka: 12 flights
• Gulf Air: 12 flights
• Israir Airlines: 11 flights
• Blue Bird Airways: 11 flights
• Transavia: 11 flights
• Braathens International Airways: 11 flights
• Georgian Airlines: 11 flights
• Tui Fly Deutschland: 9 flights
• Finnair Oy: 8 flights
• Hisky: 7 flights
• Air Horizon: 7 flights
• Ryanair ltd: 6 flights
• Corendon Airlines: 6 flights
• Condor Flugdienst Gmbh: 6 flights
• Air Baltic: 4 flights
• Jazeera: 4 flights
• Swiss International Airlines: 4 flights
• Chair Airlines AG: 4 flights
• Helvetic Airways: 4 flights
• Tui Fly Belgium: 4 flights
• Bulgaria Air : 3 flights
• Atlantic Airways: 2 flights.

Which companies fly from Paphos?

As far as Paphos airport is concerned, the airlines flying from it and the number of flights they operate each week are as follows:

• Ryanair ltd: 239 flights
• Tui Airways: 76 flights
• Easyjet: 67 flights
• Jet2.Com: 66 flights
• British Airways P.LC: 17 flights
• Tus Airways: 14 flights
• El Al Israel Airlines: 13 flights
• Israir Airlines: 10 flights
• Transavia: 8 flights
• Arkia Israeli Airlines: 8 flights
• Blue Bird Airways: 7 flights
• Tui Fly Belgium: 6 flights
• Buzz Air: 5 flights
• Gullivair Ltd: 4 flights
• Royal Jordanian: 4 flights
• Lot-Polish Airlines: 3 flights
• Enter Air Spolka: 2 flights
• Copenhagen Air Taxi: 2 flights
• Tui Fly Netherlands: 2 flights
• Lufthansa German Airlines: 2 flights.

The top airlines

Based on the above, the 10 airlines that operate on a weekly basis the most flights to and from Cypriot airports are:

• Ryanair: 245 flights
• Wizz Air: 235 flights (from Larnaca airport only)
• Easyjet: 139 flights
• Aegean Airlines: 135 flights (only from Larnaca airport)
• Jet2.Com: 133 flights
• Tui Airways: 131 flights
• Cyprus Airways: 88 flights (from Larnaca airport only)
• British Airways PLC: 72 flights
• Tus Airways: 57 flights
• Sky Express: 53 flights (from Larnaca airport only)

(Source: InBusinessNews)