The “greatest ever efficiency”, with a rise in passenger visitors of 5.6% in comparison with 2023, and a rise of 9.1%, in comparison with pre-pandemic 2019 ranges, was introduced by passenger quantity for within the interval January-December 2024, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works states in its announcement concerning passenger visitors at airports Larnaca and Paphos.
For the 12 months 2024, it says, the principle markets had been the UK, Greece, Israel, Poland and Germany, by which about 7.8 million have been traded. passengers, representing 64% of the entire passenger visitors, whereas a very powerful locations are London and Athens (about 1.4 million passengers every), Tel Aviv (about 1 million passengers) and Thessaloniki, Manchester and Vienna.
The Ministry, in its announcement, informs that the quantity of passengers for the interval January-December 2024 “introduced the very best efficiency over time”, with a rise in passenger visitors of 5.6% in comparison with 2023, and a rise of the order of 9.1%, in comparison with pre-pandemic 2019 ranges.
These outcomes, he notes, “underline the sturdy restoration of the sector and the enchantment of Cyprus as a vacation spot for tourism and enterprise.” Regardless of ongoing financial and geopolitical challenges, he provides, Cyprus is exhibiting resilience in tourism, with the development for journey extending past the normal summer time season, “as demand for the months of January to March and September to December elevated by over 7% in comparison with final 12 months”.
It’s famous that “the biggest numbers of passengers” had been noticed throughout the Might-October semester, with 8.2 million. passengers (67% of whole visitors), whereas August was the month with the best visitors. The most important each day quantity of passengers, particularly 21,189 passengers, was welcomed by Larnaca airport on August 26, 2024, it says, whereas the month with the biggest enhance was March, with a rise of 12%.
“Throughout December, Larnaca and Paphos airports welcomed 654,760 passengers, a rise of 10.5% in comparison with 2023, whereas the quietest day of the 12 months was Christmas at Paphos airport, the place 341 passengers had been dealt with,” it added.
In the course of the month of December, it is usually reported, the passenger quantity at Larnaca airport elevated by 15.06%, whereas at Paphos airport it decreased by -0.74% in comparison with 2023.
As well as, plane visitors in December recorded a rise of 4.12% in comparison with 2023 and amounted to five,732 flights.
It’s famous that the inducement plans for airways, carried out since 2012 with the cooperation and funding of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and Hermes Airports, “have made a decisive contribution to the penetration of latest markets and the restoration of passenger visitors”. “With focused investments of roughly €240 million, these tasks handle the extreme competitors within the aviation sector and the instability and variability of the geopolitical setting, whereas they’ve enhanced connectivity and tourism stream to Cyprus,” it states.
The Minister of Transport, Communications and Works, says the announcement, “expresses his due to the corporate Hermes Airports, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism and the tourism companies for the cooperation and dedication they’ve proven, investing sources and efforts”. It assures, on the identical time, that it’ll proceed to advertise initiatives and actions to strengthen the resilience of the sector and enhance the connectivity of Cyprus, the announcement concludes.
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