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Ryanair in hot water over north hotels
LOW-COST Ryanair, which has set up a hub in Paphos with state incentives and is offering 15 new destinations, has fallen foul of the government over the advertising of hotels in the north on its website, business web portal StockWatch reported yesterday.According to StockWatch the issue was raised with the airline last week by Cypriot officials but Ryanair has as yet made no moves to change its website.Chairman of Cyprus Tourism Organisation, Alecos Orountiotis, told StockWatch they were taking all the necessary measure to find a solution, as Ryanair is vital to boosting the island’s tourism... 24 comments
Paphos taxis to be inspected
INSPECTIONS of all taxis at Paphos airport will be carried out over the next few days following a raft of complaints related to overcharging, the head of the road transport department said yesterday.Soteris Kolettas told the Cyprus Mail: “In the wake of the reports, which came to my attention, of increased numbers of alleged overcharging at the airport, we will be arranging a common inspection in cooperation with the traffic police, of all of the taxi vehicles at the airport in the next few days”.The inspection will include checking that all vehicles have operational meters, which are in regular use and in compliance with the law... 43 comments
Ryanair lands
PAPHOS Airport yesterday welcomed low-cost airline Ryanair’s first passengers from Stockholm and Frankfurt with traditional food and drinks.The 400 or so passengers also enjoyed a Cypriot dance and music presentation.“A big dream is becoming a reality with the international use of the airport,” said Paphos Mayor Savvas Vergas.Ryanair will use Paphos Airport as its base. The airline, which manages 250 aircraft and covers 1,400 flights daily connecting 160 destinations, will execute 40 weekly flights to and from Paphos, connecting the city with 15 airports in nine towns. Ryanair is expected to transport over 230,000 passengers to and from Cyprus a year. ... Read on
A new era begins for Paphos
THE INAUGURAL flights of low-cost airline Ryanair are due to touch down in Paphos this morning. The flights are from Frankfurt in Germany and Stockholm in Sweden and are scheduled to land at around11.40am and 11.50am respectively.Nassos Hadjigeorgiou, the head of the Paphos regional board of tourism said the load factor on both flights is 85 per cent.“In cooperation with Hermes Airports and Ryanair, we have organised an event to be held at Paphos airport from 11am-1pm,” he said. “The welcome event will coincide with the first-ever flights from Ryanair to land in Paphos.”Hadjigeorgiou said the town was thrilled to see that the flights had got off to a good start... 11 comments
Paphos hopeful Ryanair hub will take off
HOTELS in Paphos are already taking tourist bookings from new destinations for the coming summer season.This increase is the result of low cost carrier Ryanair’s decision to base two aircraft at Paphos International airport, making it the airlines 50th hub, offering over a dozen new destinations from April.Secretary of the Paphos hoteliers association, Evripides Loizides said: “We’ve seen bookings coming in from countries such as Norway and Italy, which are serviced by the airline, but it’s too early to say yet how many new customers we will gain from the Ryanair flights... 6 comments
