Good results in passenger traffic and flights, says Minister, experts concerned over illegal drone base in Lefkoniko

Amid the coronavirus pandemic Cyprus has made the most of all windows of opportunity reaping very good results in passenger traffic and flights, Minister of Transport Yiannis Karousos said on Thursday, on the sidelines of an event organised by the Flight Safety Foundation Mediterranean (FSF – MED), where experts voiced concerns over the use of an illegal military airport in Turkish occupied Lefkoniko as a permanent base for Turkish drones.

In statements to the press, the Minister said that “Cyprus in the midst of the coronavirus has exploited all windows of opportunity with some very good results in passenger traffic and flights”. He said that 62 airlines use the island’s two international airports this year and 157 routes are operated.

Source: Cyprus News Agency