Cypriot officials said Israeli authorities have suspended flights to the Paphos airport due to undisclosed security concerns. The decision, made by Israel’s domestic security agency, Shin Bet, was announced late Sunday, Cypriot officials said. Flights to Cyprus’ main international hub, Larnaca are unaffected.
A Cypriot official confirmed a scheduling change said, “The Republic of Cyprus is aware of the change in scheduling, for security reasons, of Israeli companies from and to Paphos airport. This happened some days ago.”
Paphos is located near a military facility that will be upgraded by the US and caters primarily to charter flights, servicing smaller traffic than Larnaca does. The airport received up to ten flights weekly from Tel Aviv and seven from Haifa.
