Cyprus Airways reschedules Beirut flights over Syria concerns
8/30/2013 12:50:41 PM
National carrier Cyprus Airways said on Friday it was rescheduling the time of its daily Beirut flight from the evening to the morning due to security concerns linked to a possible US-led strike on Syria.
The state-owned airline clarified it was not cancelling its six-times-a-week Larnaca-Beirut flights but only changing departure times.
"The hour of departure from Larnaca has been moved to the morning at 05.15 instead of 20.30 at night," said a Cyprus Airways statement.
"The change was deemed necessary so the aircraft would not remain parked at Beirut airport overnight. Similar arrangements have been carried out by other airlines," it added.
Cyprus Airways operates daily flights to and from nearby Lebanon, except on Wednesdays.
The state-owned airline clarified it was not cancelling its six-times-a-week Larnaca-Beirut flights but only changing departure times.
"The hour of departure from Larnaca has been moved to the morning at 05.15 instead of 20.30 at night," said a Cyprus Airways statement.
"The change was deemed necessary so the aircraft would not remain parked at Beirut airport overnight. Similar arrangements have been carried out by other airlines," it added.
Cyprus Airways operates daily flights to and from nearby Lebanon, except on Wednesdays.