Eleven flights diverted as severe storms hit Cyprus

Nicosia, Cyprus. Eleven flights scheduled to land in Cyprus were diverted on Saturday as severe storms swept across the island, affecting operations at Larnaca and Paphos airports.

Airport diversions

Hermes Airports said five flights scheduled to land at Larnaca airport were diverted to Paphos. Two further flights, one bound for Larnaca and one for Paphos, were diverted to Rhodes.

Local media reported that some of the diverted flights landed in Rhodes.

Operations return to normal

Hermes Airports director of communications Maria Kouroupi said aircraft were returning to Cyprus as the severe weather moved away.

“Now that the severe weather is moving away, the aircraft are leaving the airports where they were temporarily parked and coming to Cyprus,” Kouroupi said.

The situation had reportedly returned to normal by Saturday afternoon.