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New carrier offers €99 flights to Stansted
CYPRUS is to have another scheduled service to London, as low-cost flyglobespan offers seats from
Larnaca to Stansted for only €99 per person one-way including taxes from April.
Initially, the flyglobespan web-based service will operate on Sundays and Mondays only,
but from May 29 that will expand into a six day a week programme, with flights every day except Thursdays.
The latest development brings to three the new airlines starting or expanding Cyprus-UK routes this year.
Both Monarch Airlines and XL Airways will launch tri-weekly flights to Larnaca from London Luton as
of Tuesday.
XL will also base an aircraft in Larnaca in order to expand its programme of Cyprus flights across
the UK this summer, the airline said.
A statement from flyglobespan said the airline was already known to many Cyprus travellers.
The company has been flying from Paphos to Glasgow for the past two summers and will resume that
route with a twice weekly service in April
The new Larnaca-Stansted service means that flyglobespan will be offering Cypriots a
variety of low cost travel to the UK.
Larnaca will become the 30th overseas destination available from flyglobespan.
“This is another exciting new route from flyglobespan,” said chairman Tom Dalrymple. “There is a huge
Cypriot community in London and a lot of traffic between there and Cyprus.
“I am pleased we can offer them the chance to travel at such attractive fares.”
Flyglobespan launched in April 2002. It is one of Britain’s fastest growing airlines and was voted
Airline of the Year by Scottish BAA last year. It is a subsidiary of The Globespan Group Plc a
wholly owned British company established in 1974.
Bookings can be made at www.flyglobespan.com.
Article from Cyprus Mail February 2007
LOW COST FLIGHTS LUTON LONDON - LARNACA CYPRUS
- First low fares airline to operate scheduled flights to the Eastern Mediterranean –
Award winning low fares airline Monarch is to launch scheduled flights from London to Cyprus in 2007
as the airline expands its network to the Eastern Mediterranean.
The introduction of the four times per week service from London Luton to Larnaca will be the first
low-cost scheduled flights to Cyprus from the UK, offering travellers the flexibility
and low fares, not currently available through high fare flag carriers or on charter services.
Monarch’s new Larnaca service will commence on Monday 26 March 2007 with fares from £69.99 one way
including taxes and web booking discount. Seats can be booked from Wednesday 20 December 2006
via www.flyMonarch.com.
Commenting on the introduction of services to Cyprus, managing director of Monarch’s scheduled services,
Tim Jeans said, “We are delighted to be the first low fares airline to launch scheduled services to
the Eastern Mediterranean, a market that has historically been dominated by the flag carriers
and charter services.
“Cyprus Airways and British Airways have operated a high fares cartel to Cyprus for decades which
we’ll break with our widely available, flexible low fares. Our new service will be warmly welcomed
not just by the growing holiday and overseas property markets in Cyprus, but the 150,000 strong
Greek-Cypriot community in London, who’ve been deprived of choice and low fares until now.
“Monarch’s onboard service is also perfectly placed to provide an ideal level of service for the
four and a half hour flight time, with extra legroom seating, free inflight entertainment - including
full length feature films and the provision of hot and cold food all available.”
Flights to Larnaca will operate on Monday, Tuesday*, Wednesday and Saturday using Airbus A321
aircraft with 213 seats.
Fares on Monarch flights include complimentary daily newspapers,
a refreshing hot towel service and require no additional payment for checking-in baggage.
For more information, visit http://www.flymonarch.com/cnt/news/index.asp?headlineID=835.
* Tuesday flights to Larnaca operate from 10 July 2007
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