Cyprus among the three countries with the lowest decreases in commercial flights

In December 2021, the number of commercial flights in the EU increased by 130% compared with December 2020. However this is still below the pre-pandemic levels (-24% compared with December 2019).

The EU countries with the lowest decreases in commercial flights in December 2021 were Croatia (-6% compared with December 2019), Greece (-8%) and Cyprus (-9%).

Overall, when comparing 2019 with 2021, the country showing the most signs of recovery in terms of number of commercial flights was Greece (-29%), followed by Cyprus (-38%)