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Eurocypria Boeing 737-800 , Paphos International Airport , Photo : Augusta Stylianou Artist

Eurocypria Airlines Limited was an airline based in Larnaca, Cyprus, operating mostly chartered flights from Cyprus to more than 40 destinations. Its main base was Larnaca International Airport, with a secondary hub at Paphos International Airport.[1]

History

Eurocypria was established on 12 June 1992 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Cyprus Airways, and was the first Cyprus based charter airline. Operations began on 25 March 1992 with two new Airbus A320 aircraft. Two more units were added later. Since 2001, the airline has also been operating scheduled services from Cyprus, together with the charter flights.

In 2003 Eurocypria replaced its Airbus fleet with four new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. Three of its former Airbus A320s are were transfered and operated by Cyprus Airways. Two additional units of the same type and configuration were added in 2006. [1] & [2]

On 28 June 2006, Cyprus Airways sold the entire share capital of Eurocypria to the Government of Cyprus for CY£13,425,000. The charter arm was sold mostly due to the poor financial situation at Cyprus Airways and because it was one of the few ventures of Cyprus Airways Group to make a profit.

Destinations
Eurocypria former Boeing 737-800 lands at Bristol International Airport, England. Each fin is a different color with this one being grey.

In addition to chartered services, Eurocypria also operates scheduled services as follows (as of October 2008): [2]

From Larnaca International Airport to

* Berlin-Schönefeld (Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport)
* Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf International Airport)
* Hamburg (Hamburg Airport)
* Munich (Munich International Airport)
* Hanover (Hanover/Langenhagen International Airport)
* Leipzig (Leipzig Airport)
* Manchester (Manchester Airport)
* Birmingham (Birmingham International Airport)
* Norwich (Norwich International Airport)
* Dublin (Dublin Airport)
* Heraklion (Heraklion International Airport)
* Graz (Graz Airport)
* Salzburg (Salzburg Airport)
* St. Petersburg (Pulkovo Airport)

From Paphos Airport to

* Birmingham (Birmingham International Airport)
* Newcastle (Newcastle Airport)
* Norwich (Norwich International Airport)
* Dresden (Dresden Airport) (via Vienna)
* Vienna (Vienna International Airport)
* St. Petersburg (Pulkovo Airport)

Fleet

The Eurocypria Airlines fleet consisted of the following aircraft, each plane has the name of a wind and a different color vertical stabilizer (at September 2009): [3]

**Eurocypria Airlines Fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Passengers	Registration	Color	Name
Boeing 737-800	5	189	5B-DBR 5B-DBU 5B-DBV 5B-DBX 5B-DBZ	Lime Blue Light Blue White Violet	Evros Zephyros Levantes Gregos Notos

A sixth aircraft was with a Canadian airline:
Eurocypria Airlines Past Fleet Aircraft Total Passengers Registration Color Name
Boeing 737-800 1 189 C-GLBW (ex 5B-DBW) Grey Maistros

All aircraft feature blended winglets and leather economy seats. On August 2009, the Eurocypria fleet average age was less than 6 years old. [4]

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