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It is estimated that in 2022 there will be 50% more passenger traffic, arrivals and departures, in Cyprus from 2021, said today the Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Giannis Karousos, adding that plans and incentives are being prepared to attract cruise ships and tourism to our island. & nbsp;
In statements at Larnaca airport, the Minister described today as “very important” as he said “a valuable partner of Cypriot tourism and air transport in general for Cyprus, which is the TUI group, has decided to baptize one of its planes with name “Larnaca”, which proves the importance shown by this largest tourism company and travel agent in the world and its confidence in Larnaca and especially in the city of Larnaca since the name of the aircraft will be “Larnaca”. He added that “we are going through difficult times in the field of aviation, as we know that due to the war in Ukraine we have lost about 30% of tourist arrivals.”
“I want to send the message that although we estimate that we will lose about 1.6 million passenger traffic, arrivals and departures, the numbers and figures show that we will have a 50% increase compared to 2021,” he said./p>
He explained that “a very good preparation has been made by all its stakeholders, especially by the Ministry of Tourism, the Ministry of Transport and Hermes and & nbsp; there are incentive plans in place, which we estimate to have 50% more passenger traffic than in 2021 “.
According to Mr. Carousos “there are places, there are destinations available, but to achieve this project requires a collective effort, not only from the government and the airport manager, & nbsp; but also from the tourism industry and I expect them to do so. In France, for example, there are 20 flights a week, while a few years ago there was no air connection at all. “
Still, we have flights from “Germany, with TUI over 40 flights a week”.
There are also, he said, & nbsp; several scheduled flights from the Scandinavian countries, which have their own contribution to passenger traffic as many tourists now prefer to book their holidays on their own and there is this option. & nbsp; We will continue to support & nbsp; air transport, especially after the temporary state aid easing framework issued by the European Commission a few weeks ago. “
He also said that “ other aviation support plans will be prepared so that when the aviation support plan to address the effects of the coronavirus is completed, another aviation support plan will now be prepared. and tourism in relation to the Ukrainian “. & nbsp;
Answering a relevant question, Giannis Karousos said that “last June in the Council of Ministers of Transport of the European Union we took an initiative and had submitted the Declaration on Air Connectivity with which we asked and demanded from the European Commission as give us the necessary tools to support the air connectivity of Cyprus taking into account the citizens, the environment and the air connectivity “.
With great satisfaction, the Minister continued, “we have seen that several countries have stated that they will co-sign this Declaration, a total of 14 countries, including Italy, Greece, Spain, the Baltic countries and Poland and in the coming months will A Conference will be organized where the Ministers of Transport who support this Declaration will be invited to make its official signing in Cyprus. “
” By signing the relevant Declaration we send the message about how important air transport is for our countries and that we ask for concrete measures to support them “, he said.
Mr. Karousos also stated in his statements during the Conference that “a number of other proposals and ideas will be discussed, among which the European Commission will be asked to define what connection a Member State should have with another Member State and provide the tools and financial support to achieve this minimal air connection that should exist “.
To a relevant question, the Minister of Transport answered that “Cyprus is an optimal example of how to deal with crises and especially crises related to aviation.” This, he pointed out, “we have proved it because if we compare some statistics in 2019, which was the best period in passenger traffic and tourism we have ever had, compared to 2021 it will be found that we had more destinations available last year than in 2019 ».
As he explained “in 2019 we had 150 destinations compared to 158 we had in 2021 and this was a collective work of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Tourism together with Hermes and all tourism operators”.
“Immediately “After the war in Ukraine, we also took measures and the Deputy Minister of Tourism is abroad and travels from country to country, with the aim of promoting Cyprus and having an increased flow of tourists from countries where there is an air connection,” he said.
< At the same time, the Minister expressed the belief that "we can increase the fullness of aircraft from these countries, so as to fill, as far as possible, the gap that will be created by Russia and Ukraine."
In fact, he added, & nbsp; “we are now preparing specific plans and incentives to attract other cruise ships to Cyprus, since in 2021 we had most of the cruise ships that arrived in the ports of Cyprus or were based in our country, in order to make up for any reduction in this area, from Russia and Ukraine “.
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