Cyprus Airways

[DARK MATTER]

Those of you with a passing interest, may wish to peruse this just published Cyprus Mail article. It succinctly maps out the reasons for the demise of this once proud airline.

Cyprus Airways downfall was always just a matter of time | Cyprus Mail

[oldart]

At least four ex Cy A320's have taken off from Lca and heading NW in the past hour. 5BDCH, 5BDCJ, 5BDCK and 5BDCM.

[TheTravellingBookie]

Off to St Athan? (EGDX)

[Capetonian]

Why have CY been picked on?

What about AF and AZ for a start, which have been the beneficiaries of state/EU support?

A great shame for Cyprus and yet another blow to its pride struck by the dictatorship of the Evil Union.

[mikedreamer787]

Thanks Mr Matter.

Had a mate with Cyprus but nothing
heard from him for a year or so. He
did tell me the place was on a breath
away from collapse even back then.

[Hotel Tango]

Looks like those A320s are heading for the UK, or possibly Ireland.

[de facto]

Im sure the crews will get placed very soon with so many airlines bleeding for pilots..

[Hotel Tango]

My spies tell me they are on the way to St Athan in Wales!

[Hotel Tango]

Four A320s are presently in the air on their way to St Athan in Wales.

[ironbutt57]

Hmmm...wonder why there?

[Andy_S]

Originally Posted by Capetonian

A great shame for Cyprus and yet another blow to its pride struck by the dictatorship of the Evil Union.

I'm no more of a fan of the EU than you, but the blame lies much closer to home.

They were a basket case of a company and I can see no good reason for good money to be thrown after bad.

[oldart]

My spies tell me they are on the way to St Athan in Wales!

Correct, four at least landing now!

[Herod]

Bruce Dickenson's maintenance facility?

[ironbutt57]

Brucie is at Cardiff couple miles away..St Athan is an MOD airport..

[WindSheer]

Negative.

Bruce is at St Athan.

BA are at Cardiff.

[rutankrd]

Those four are the entire leased fleet.
Just one 5B-DBB owned by the Cypriot Authorities now remains in Larnaca

[ironbutt57]

I stand corrected..strange..thought St Athan EGDX was daylight only..

[Airclues]

thought St Athan EGDX was daylight only

They landed during daylight.

[The 185 Radial]

St Athan is available during daylight hours and at night.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/modstathan/raf...6557F85A3D.pdf

[groundhogbhx]

In the days that I used to handle CY flights the thing that struck me was the easy life the crews had. For any other airline UK to Cyprus and back was a normal day, but CY was always a crew change and the flightdeck would fly back to Cyprus on the aircraft they brought but in as passengers!