The number of Cypriot residents travelling abroad fell in April for the first time this year on a twelve monthly basis, according to data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service on Tuesday.
On the basis of the results of the Passengers Survey, 87,255 residents of Cyprus returned from a trip abroad in April 2016 compared to 92,387 in the corresponding month last year, recording a drop of 5.6%.
In April 2016 trips of residents to Greece fell by 2.6% (34,217 in April 2016 compared to 35,128 in April 2015).
At the same time there was a 24.8% drop of residents coming back from the United Kingdom (13,777 compared to 18,327 last year).