Private company

Eurocypria Airlines

Cypriot charter airline

Eurocypria Airlines Limited was a charter airline with its head office in the Artemis Building in Larnaca, Cyprus, owned by the government of Cyprus, operating mostly chartered flights. Its main base was Larnaca International Airport, with a secondary base at Paphos International Airport. On 4 November 2010 it was announced that the airline would file for bankruptcy and cease all flights by 13 November.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Eurocypria Airlines Limited was a charter airline with its head office in the Artemis Building in Larnaca, Cyprus, owned by the government of Cyprus, operating mostly chartered flights. Its main base was Larnaca International Airport, with a secondary base at Paphos International Airport. On 4 November 2010 it was announced that the airline would file for bankruptcy and cease all flights by 13 November. All flights were suspended by decision of the Board of Directors on 4 November 2010.2

The story

Eurocypria was established on 25 March 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyprus Airways, as the first Cyprus based charter airline. Operations began on 12 June 1992 with two new Airbus A320 aircraft. Two more were added later. Since 2001, the airline has operated scheduled services from Cyprus, and charter flights.

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Destinations

All flights were suspended on 4 November 2010 and the company entered liquidation by decision of the board of directors.

Fleet

Eurocypria Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft as at 1 November 2010:

Eurocypria also operated 5 Airbus A320-200.

Eurocypria's aircraft were named after a wind and each featured a differently colored tailfin.

Read the full text

On 3 September 2010, Eurocypria pilots went on strike due to the government's proposal of reducing Eurocypria's fleet to 4 aircraft in 2011. Finally, all operations ceased on 4 November 2010.

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Timeline

  1. Nov 4, 2010Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1992Founded Founded1

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