Cyprus records EU’s second-largest decline in commercial flights in August

Nicosia, Cyprus. Cyprus recorded the second-largest annual decline in commercial flights among EU member states in August, with flight numbers falling by 3 per cent compared with the same month in 2025, Eurostat said. The decline came as the island continued to register fewer tourist arrivals than in the record year of 2025, although the shortfall narrowed through the summer.

Cyprus and EU flight figures

Cyprus was among eight EU member states where commercial flight numbers declined in August. Only Austria recorded a larger fall, at 4.7 per cent, while Germany registered the third-largest decline of 2.4 per cent.

Across the EU, there were 708,980 commercial flights in August, an increase of 2.3 per cent compared with August 2025 and 5.7 per cent compared with August 2024.

Largest increases

Slovakia recorded the largest annual increase in commercial flights in August, with a rise of 37 per cent. Malta followed with an increase of 12.4 per cent, while Estonia recorded growth of 8.3 per cent.

Summer traffic

The EU recorded more than 2 million commercial flights between June and August, according to Eurostat.

July was the busiest month of the period, with 709,931 flights, up 2.8 per cent from July 2025 and 5.7 per cent from July 2024.

In June, commercial flights totalled 662,480, representing an increase of 2.1 per cent from June 2025 and 4.9 per cent from June 2024.