Looking for cheap flights to Larnaca from the UK ?
Budget airlines such as EasyJet and Monarch are flying to Larnaca and often have some great deals.
To find the cheapest flights to Larnaca you really do have to book early and Travel Republic often have excellent late deals. We flew to Cyprus for as little as £79 return and that was in September.
The main airport on the island is situated in Larnaca which is the second largest city on the island. The airport first opened in February 1975 after Nicosia airport was forced to close due to the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey on 20 July 1974.
The airport is used as a hub by airlines such as Middle Eastern Airways (MEA) with flying time from Larnaca to Beirut only 20 minutes. It takes such a short time that it feels once you've taken off it's time to land in Beirut. If you search the internet you can also find many cheap flights to Larnaca from Beirut.
At the moment the airport serves more than 30 international airlines and over 30 charter airlines with the major operators being Cyprus Airways which is the national airline of Cyprus.
Expansion of Larnaca Airport
Opening in November 2009 the new terminal building has a capacity of 7.5 million passengers and a runway extension. Phase 2 of the prgram will commence in 2013, (dependent on traffic growth) and will include an extension of the new terminal to increase capacity to 9 million passengers per annum.
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