Paphos, Cyprus. Paphos airport recorded its highest number of flight cancellations on Wednesday since the outbreak of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as air travel disruption linked to the Middle East intensified.
Nine arrivals and corresponding departures cancelled
Nine arriving flights to Paphos airport were cancelled during the day, making it the most severely affected schedule at the airport since hostilities began last Saturday.
The cancellations included one flight from Israel operated by Air Haifa, four services by TUI from East Midlands, Bournemouth, Cardiff and Manchester, and four flights by easyJet from London, Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh.
The corresponding outbound departures for all nine services were also cancelled, compounding disruption for passengers travelling to and from Paphos.
Some UK-bound services continued to operate
Despite the rise in cancellations, airport sources said a number of UK-bound flights continued to operate normally.
Several services by Jet2 were unaffected, while one scheduled flight by British Airways also operated as planned.
Wider disruption continues across Cyprus
Paphos airport had until now been less affected than Larnaca by flight suspensions linked to the conflict.
Earlier this week, most disruptions were concentrated at Larnaca airport, where airlines cancelled a large number of services to Israel, Europe and the Gulf.
Hermes Airports said wider disruption across the island continues, with 24 arrivals and departures cancelled at Larnaca Airport on Wednesday alone.
Major airlines including British Airways, Lufthansa, easyJet and Austrian Airlines have suspended or adjusted services to and from Cyprus amid ongoing security concerns and airspace restrictions in the region.
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