A farewell dinner was held on Thursday 24th April 2014 at the well-known Cypriot Lemonia restaurant in London, by AGTA, in honour of the London staff of Cyprus Airways who have all been made redundant following the closure of the airline’s London office.
The London staff has worked for the airline for anything between 10 and 37 years and have devoted most of their working lives to the national carrier of Cyprus.
Noel Josephides, Chairman of AGTA in the United Kingdom, said: “The London staff of Cyprus Airways have served travel agents and members of the public for as long as I can remember.
“They have been the conduit between the customer and the airline and have created and maintained business because of their personal approach. Without UK staff, the airline can never hope to understand the requirements of the UK market and the little business now remaining will, in all probability, be lost to rivals.
“Cyprus Airways used to dominate the British scene but the inability of the airline’s management to adapt to modern trading methods has seen it virtually disappear from the UK, which is still the main inbound market to the island.”