The Larnaca International situated in the southwest corner of the city is ranked as sixty-fourth among the hundred busiest airports. The departure is located on the upper section of the passenger terminal. The huge traffic at the airport is handled efficiently by having separate terminals for VIP passengers, cargo and private aircrafts. The completion of the second phase of the Larnaca airport in 2013 would enable it to handle 9 million passengers in a year.
There are more than fifty airlines for departures from Larnaca airport; Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa Airways, Aeroflot, Lufthansa, Thomson Airlines, Monarch, Thomas Cook Airways to name some. While few of them have direct flights to various destinations in Europe and Middle East, others operate with one or two stop over to many parts of the world. The airways have web links of their own and online bookings can be done in advance. There are travel agencies who give comparative listing of flight charges and timing of various airlines and one can book them in advance according to our suitability.Besides the scheduled flights, there are chartered and seasonal flights also,that cater to particular need and to increase in traffic at specific time of the year.
The Sunjet departure lounge at Larnaca airport has good choice of food and drink and passengers can spend time comfortably before departure especially when the flight gets delayed. There are sixteen boarding bridges and also shuttle buses to take the passengers to the aircraft.The pay parking service near the airport is very useful. One can drive in our own vehicle, lock it and leave it at Park2fly parking. Their buses take us to the departures and on return collect the passengers on the lower level outside arrival and take us back to our own vehicle.
