CyprAir

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Cyprus Airways, the national carrier of Cyprus, was founded on September 24, 1947, its shareholders being British European Airways (44,9%), the Cyprus Government (22,45%), and a number of individuals (32,65%). The new airline achieved lift-off with three 21-seater Douglas Dakota aircraft. Cyprus Airways operated from the airport that had been established in Nicosia. In those pioneering days the new national carrier provided services to Athens, London, Beirut, Cairo, Haifa, Istanbul, Alexandria and Rome. The airline currently serves 31 scheduled destinations in Europe, the Middle and Near East and Gulf area. These are: Athens, London (Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted), Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Moscow, Paris, Zurich, Vienna, Birmingham, Manchester, Milan, Rome, Salonica, Budapest, Warsaw, Heraklion, Corfu, Rhodes, Cairo, Tel-Aviv, Beirut, Damascus, Amman, Jeddah, Bahrain, Dubai, Riyadh and Colombo.