After the crash of the doomed aircraft of Helios Airways on Sunday killing all 121 on board, tourist organizations in Cyprus believe that tourism will not be affected negatively.
CTO Chairman, Fotis Fotiou stated that losses will be short dated and restricted. “As we can see so far, tourism is not largely affected by the air crash”, Mr. Fotiou told StockWatch.
“There are indeed some cancellations from London but they are individual and not mass”, the Chairman said, stressing that the CTO keeps abreast with the developments in Libra, parent company of Helios, which brings to the island about 100 thousand British tourists each year.
Similarly, Secretary of the Cyprus Tour Operators, Thasos Katsourides said that cancellations are individual and concern Helios only, “which is normal”.
“We had a problem in Crete, where passengers denied returning back to Cyprus with Helios. However, we have to emphasize that if passengers wish to book tickets with other air companies, they will have to pay the additional cost”, Mr. Katsourides concluded.
CTO Chairman, Fotis Fotiou stated that losses will be short dated and restricted. “As we can see so far, tourism is not largely affected by the air crash”, Mr. Fotiou told StockWatch.
“There are indeed some cancellations from London but they are individual and not mass”, the Chairman said, stressing that the CTO keeps abreast with the developments in Libra, parent company of Helios, which brings to the island about 100 thousand British tourists each year.
Similarly, Secretary of the Cyprus Tour Operators, Thasos Katsourides said that cancellations are individual and concern Helios only, “which is normal”.
“We had a problem in Crete, where passengers denied returning back to Cyprus with Helios. However, we have to emphasize that if passengers wish to book tickets with other air companies, they will have to pay the additional cost”, Mr. Katsourides concluded.
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