Cyprus Airways is the national airline of Cyprus, based in Nicosia. It operates scheduled services to over 30 destinations in Europe, the Middle East and the Gulf. Its main operational bases are Larnaca International Airport and Paphos International Airport.
Cyprus Airways was established on 24 September 1947 as a joint venture between the colonial Government of Cyprus, BEA (British European Airways) and private interests. Operations commenced on...
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Cyprus Airways is the national airline of Cyprus, based in Nicosia. It operates scheduled services to over 30 destinations in Europe, the Middle East and the Gulf. Its main operational bases are Larnaca International Airport and Paphos International Airport.
Cyprus Airways was established on 24 September 1947 as a joint venture between the colonial Government of Cyprus, BEA (British European Airways) and private interests. Operations commenced on 18 April 1948 with 3 Douglas DC-3 aircraft on regional routes from Nicosia International Airport.The aircraft flew to Athens,Beirut,Cairo,Haifa,Istanbul and Rome.During the next three years and additional 3 DC-3 where purchased increasing the fleet to 6 DC-3.New services where introduced to Alexandra,Amman,Ankara,Bahrain,Khartoum and Lydda, In 1952 the DC-3 were withdrawn from the Nicosia –London route and replaced with BEA Elizabethan aircraft avoiding a change in Athens. Under a charter agreement, Cyprus Airways began to use BEA Vickers...
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