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Imagine if these were privately owned companies - CA lost 25 million in 6 months and Eurocypria asked for 35 million in May to cover its debts - they'd be shut down overnight.

If it could all be put down to the financial crisis I could be more understanding, but this has been going on for years! I can't even remember the last time CA made a profit.

Taxpayers, we are getting ripped off.

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It serves them right for not charging high prices for airfare!

Especially the stingy Brits, they should be charged at least double!

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The 'stingy brits' are the main contributors to cyprus' tourism industry gr, and CA charges very high prices compared to other EU airlines.

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The 'stingy brits' are the main contributors to cyprus' tourism industry gr, and CA charges very high prices compared to other EU airlines.

You're the main contributors alright... of BOLLOCKS!

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Me? I'm Cypriot gr do you still consider me the main contributor of BOLLOCKS?

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Me? I'm Cypriot gr do you still consider me the main contributor of BOLLOCKS?

Based on your posts... yes!

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What a pathetic attempt at blindly damning something purely for being Cypriot without any degree of comparison with similar bodies. Zero marks for research!

Imagine if these were privately owned companies - CA lost 25 million in 6 months and Eurocypria asked for 35 million in May to cover its debts - they'd be shut down overnight.

If it could all be put down to the financial crisis I could be more understanding, but this has been going on for years! I can't even remember the last time CA made a profit.

Taxpayers, we are getting ripped off.

Your memory is very poor then since it wasn't that long ago:

"CYPRUS Airways (CY) made a profit for the second successive year in 2008, despite a huge increase in fuel costs and the added financial burden caused by a "tired out" fleet of aircraft, Executive Chairman Kikis Lazarides said yesterday."
Source: High Beam


And, before I embark on something as unfair and one-sided as you, I believe all the airlines which suffered from the Icelandic Volcanic ashes were afflicted with huge costs. Although, for example, BA's longstanding problems are world-renowned.

Perhaps it's your appreciation of retaining nationalised industries which is at fault. Maybe you are a daughter of "sell everything off Thatcher"!

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Aww, my feelings, they're...not hurt at all, not even by your sledgehammer wit gr

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Going back to the issue at hand… a British War Crimes Levy should be charged to all arrivals from the UK.

This money could go towards helping Iraqi and Afghani refugees.

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What a pathetic attempt at blindly damning something purely for being Cypriot without any degree of comparison with similar bodies. Zero marks for research!

Imagine if these were privately owned companies - CA lost 25 million in 6 months and Eurocypria asked for 35 million in May to cover its debts - they'd be shut down overnight.

If it could all be put down to the financial crisis I could be more understanding, but this has been going on for years! I can't even remember the last time CA made a profit.

Taxpayers, we are getting ripped off.

Your memory is very poor then since it wasn't that long ago:

"CYPRUS Airways (CY) made a profit for the second successive year in 2008, despite a huge increase in fuel costs and the added financial burden caused by a "tired out" fleet of aircraft, Executive Chairman Kikis Lazarides said yesterday."
Source: High Beam


And, before I embark on something as unfair and one-sided as you, I believe all the airlines which suffered from the Icelandic Volcanic ashes were afflicted with huge costs. Although, for example, BA's longstanding problems are world-renowned.

Perhaps it's your appreciation of retaining nationalised industries which is at fault. Maybe you are a daughter of "sell everything off Thatcher"!

What a brilliant example of being paranoid about being Cypriot. I didn't comment on this because they're Cypriot, but because they lost a lot of money - 25 million in 6 months. If they made a profit in 2008, trust me it was an aberration.

BA is also pretty inefficient, I don't think anyone would deny that, especially the pilots - who I heard complain over the loudspeaker during a flight about BA.