Originally Posted by
Rutan16
Larnaca has very poor winter service from the whole of the UK; These days most of the charters and quasi schedules go into Paphos catering for the villa owner market especially near Christmas.
THE EASTERN COAST RESORTS ARE DEAD AFTER THE END OF SEPTEMBER !
Indeed from November through to April the weather isn’t exactly brilliant either .
Spent the entire month of February in Dekalia some years ago on a construction project for the MOD and it was seriously cold and wet . Indeed went up Trudos on one weekend skiing !
Cyprus isn’t a winter sun resort island !
Agreed not a place for mass or moderate tourism in winter and even March is hit and miss.
However I have gone back as far as December 2000 and BHX has maintained some kind of service and I even remember Cyprus Airways schedule running all winter but with abysmal loads and perhaps just a sign of the times.
I am sure if there was money to be made Jet2 would extend the season and they clearly draw the line at mid November.
I even seem to remember several years ago (pre-Loco) an article suggesting a proposal to close Paphos for January and February let alone Larnaca, of course this didn't come to pass..
Pete