Larnaca, Cyprus – Cyprus Airways has announced a partnership with Qatar Airways, the national carrier of the State of Qatar.

The agreement, which came into effect this November, will enable Qatar Airways’ passengers to travel from Doha to any Cyprus Airways destination via Larnaca. Similarly, Cyprus Airways' passengers will be able to continue their journey from Larnaca to Doha and beyond, to more than 150 destinations, across six continents, with Qatar Airways flights.

“We are very excited about this agreement. Our partnership with Qatar Airways is a pillar of Cyprus Airways’ strategy to diversify our services with the aim of offering our passengers more travel opportunities and to establish Cyprus as a “hub”, stated Natalia Popova, Chief Commercial Officer of Cyprus Airways.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker said: “As one of our key gateways to the Eastern Mediterranean islands, Larnaca is a significant part of the Qatar Airways network.

“We are delighted to partner with Cyprus Airways to provide a greater choice of travel opportunities to passengers travelling through Doha and Larnaca.”

Cyprus Airways, became recently a full member of IATA. The membership will enable the company to collaborate with other international member airlines for codeshare and interline agreements, and provide a seamless travel experience through an extended global network to travellers to and from Cyprus.