Call to increase flights to Pafos International airport

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Call to increase flights to Pafos International airport

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More flights are needed to operate to and from Paphos airport, head of the Paphos chamber of commerce and industry Andreas Demetriades told the Cyprus News Agency on Friday.

While significant steps have been taken to boost flights from the airport, he said, the chamber of commerce aims to exploit markets which present business and tourism opportunities such as Belgium, Egypt, India, the Nordic countries, Russia, the Arab countries, France, Ukraine, China, Austria, Lebanon and Russia.

He added Paphos international airport is one of the main infrastructure projects contributing to the touristic and overall development of the Paphos district, with its modern high-standard building capable of accommodating 2.8 million passengers a year, 12,000 flights a year and 28 check-in desks.

Based on 2018 data the number of passengers using the airport was 2,872,391, up by 354,391, a 14 per cent increase over the previous period, when the number of passengers was 2,518,000. More specifically, arrivals amounted to 1,434,741 and departures to 1,437,650.

“It is obvious that while significant steps have been taken to boost airport flights, there is nevertheless a need and prospect for further expansion of flights, both regarding destinations and frequencies,” Demetriades said.

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How can you expand when there's already more people using it than the capacity it was built to accommodate?

Up to date show Pafos passenger numbers, to the end of November 2019 as 2,901,429

Facilities

4 E-gates (Electronic Boarding Pass Readers): The passenger experience at the airport has also seen the introduction of innovative services such as E-gates, an automated system, which allows travellers when carrying a printed copy of their boarding pass to proceed directly to the security check area simply by scanning their boarding pass.
4 Border X-press kiosks: Through these kiosks and their advanced technology, it is possible for the travelling public to import data, either via a touchscreen or via keyboard and carry out the passport control by themselves.
28 Check-in counters
5 Security screening positions
6 Boarding gates
17 Remote stands
3 Baggage Claim carousels

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Remember when the carpark was full in the summer?Chaos.They should look to utilise the old terminals.
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Plenty of space to expand to the East of the new terminal.

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I read that ex Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith is calling for TC's in the UK (& other nationalities I'd guess) to be able to fly direct to Ercan in the north.
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mike strand2 wrote: Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:45 pm I read that ex Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith is calling for TC's in the UK (& other nationalities I'd guess) to be able to fly direct to Ercan in the north.
Will never happen, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_C ... l_Aviation
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