British Airways is to launch new mainline scheduled flights from Pafos to London next summer, offering both business and leisure travellers an additional choice for their direct flights to London and on ward connections. The new British Airways service from Pafos to London Gatwick will commence on Tuesday 1st July 2008 with flights operating on a daily basis. Pafos becomes British Airways second destination in Cyprus. Currently, the airline operates daily flights between Larnaka and London Heathrow.

Bob Manning, CEO of Hermes Airports Ltd commented “We are delighted at today’s route announcement. This new daily British Airways service between Gatwick and Pafos will be warmly welcomed by leisure and business travellers alike, as well as the UK and Cyprus travel trade. We look forward to working with the British Airways team to further develop the long-standing BA product in Cyprus”.

Marianna Trokoudes, British Airways Country Commercial Manager Cyprus, said: “The opening of our full service mainline flights between Pafos and London Gatwick demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the Cyprus market. In combination with our existing flights from Larnaca, our Pafos services offer tremendous flexibility and convenience for Cypriots travelling to the UK, or onward to our list of fantastic world wide destinations. Pafos is also very popular with UK travellers, and the growing economic importance of the town and region are just a few of the reasons why we feel this service will be very well received in Cyprus, and in the UK”.