icao iata company callsign country
CYP CY Cyprus Airways Cyprus Cyprus

note

Formed by BEA and Cyprus Governmet. Operations commenced in October same year with a DC-3 leased from BEA. Airline was the first to use turboprop, a Vickers Viscount 701, on scheduled flight. It was operated in conjuction with BEA from London to Nicosia. In 1975, after Turkish invasion, airline moved its operations to Larnaca. All operations of the company suspended 09.01.2015 Charlie Airlines relaunched dba Cyprus Airways after winning trademark rights to use the name for 10 years.

founded - demised (age)

September 24 1947 - January 9 2015  (68)

headquarters

12 Alkeos Street, Nicosia

web

www.cyprusair.com.cy

base airports

LCLK International Larnaca

related operators

BEA - British European Airways founder
Eurocypria charter subsidiary
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