Two airports to get huge £141million revamp on European island… with bigger terminals and millions more passengers

BOTH Larnaca and Paphos airports successful Cyprus are astir to acquisition a multi-million renovation - which volition pb to abstraction for much flights.

At the opening of the year, Hermes Airports, who run some the Cyprus question hubs, announced the ambitious enlargement plans.

Located successful eastbound Cyprus, Larnaca International Airport volition payment from an €95million (£79million) revamp, which volition spot its terminal extended.

New departure gates volition beryllium introduced connected the westbound broadside of its terminal, with baggage handling facilities besides acceptable to beryllium enhanced.

Advanced passport power facilities, heightened information operations and further commercialized spaces volition besides beryllium added arsenic portion of the renovation.

Once the renovation takes place, Larnaca International Airport volition beryllium capable to grip up to 12million passengers each year, aft welcoming a grounds 8.6million successful 2024.

Meanwhile, Paphos International Airport volition besides acquisition a immense renovation to the tune of €75million (£62million).

Paphos International Airport volition spot its existing terminal expanded and a caller supplementary runway built arsenic portion of the renovation.

Its information and immigration areas volition besides beryllium improved arsenic volition its baggage claims area.

Once the renovation works person been completed, Paphos International Airport volition beryllium capable to grip 5 cardinal passengers each twelvemonth (after a grounds 3.6million past year).

While nary caller routes person been announced, the uptick successful rider numbers indicates the imaginable for much flights.

The airports reportedly handled 11.6million passengers successful 2023, which means the newly-announced renovation plans volition spot capableness emergence by millions.

The renovation plans were approved by the situation section earlier this week.

When the plans were archetypal announced past year, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades, said: "The crisp summation successful rider postulation achieved done our associated efforts with Hermes Airports, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism, and our tourism assemblage partners has made the enlargement of the 2 airports essential."

Christophe Petit, who is the Chair of the committee astatine Hermes Airports, added, "With the agreed projects, the airports volition beryllium adjacent amended equipped to conscionable the demands of the caller era, extending good beyond the existent concession agreement".

Low-cost bearer easyJet operates nonstop UK flights to Larnaca International Airport from London Gatwick.

British Airways besides operates a nonstop work from London Heathrow, with Wizz Air besides flying a way from London Luton.

Meanwhile, UK cities similar London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle and Nottingham each person nonstop flights to Paphos International Airport.

Ryanair operates a nonstop way from Birmingham International Airport to Paphos, portion some Jet2 and TUI tally flights betwixt Nottingham and Paphos.

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