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by **craigbeck** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:03 pm

Does anyone know why none of the budget airlines have started flying to Cyprus yet - surely they would make a killing?????

Craig

by **Southerner** » Sun Aug 05, 2007 11:07 pm

craigbeck wrote:Does anyone know why none of the budget airlines have started flying to Cyprus yet - surely they would make a killing?????
Craig

probably will when the airport work has been completed.

by **Hazza** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 5:44 am

Or perhaps because airport tax is so high here, meaning its not worth their while, they won't be able to advertise it as a budget flight?

by **Svetlana** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 7:20 am

Budget airlines need a 45 minute turnround to function econimically; this is not currently possible at Paphos/Larnaca, but should be when the upgrades are completed - though it will not matter as no-one will be able to afford the parking at the airports!

Lana

by **skyvet** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 1:51 pm

Plus of course, a route would have to be "available" from the civil Aviation Authority - you can't just turn up and start a service !

by **The Microphone** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:38 pm

The answer is dead simple.

The Government and Cyprus Airways doesn't want the competition!!!

All it is doing is pricing/taxing itself out of reach. By the time they realise it will be way too late.

(tourism down 3 years in a row...derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr) Insert braincell and remove anti-competiton gene. :evil:

by **Jerry** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:52 pm

I was under the impression that Cyprus is at or beyond the limit of budget airlines like Ryanair or Easyjet with their existing planes but I may be wrong. Do they fly beyond Cyprus from the UK?

by **The Microphone** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:56 pm

Jerry........ I'm sure EasyJet and the like have the planes to get here. They just aren't wanted. Monarch are here but their fares are almost as expensive as CA. Over £500 for return tickets to the UK???? Outrageous.

One day that £500 or £600 will be the last I ever spend here as it will be a one-way ticket somewhere else!

by **simonwjones** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:11 am

The Microphone wrote:Jerry........ I'm sure EasyJet and the like have the planes to get here. They just aren't wanted. Monarch are here but their fares are almost as expensive as CA. Over £500 for return tickets to the UK???? Outrageous.

One day that £500 or £600 will be the last I ever spend here as it will be a one-way ticket somewhere else!

I flew back from Paphos to Manchester last May for a huge fee of £75 UK

by **The Microphone** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:15 am

Please tell me where you got that ticket........

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