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Orthodoxou Aviation presented new partnership with SkyUp Airlines


Orthodoxou Aviation of Orthodoxou Group of Companies presented new partnership with the Ukrainian airline SkyUp Airlines. The event, which took place in Nicosia on October 10, 2019, was attended by tour operators and media representatives, as well as the First Secretary of Embassy of Ukraine.

The Honorable Deputy Minister of Tourism of Cyprus, Mr. Savva Perdios, in his speech referred to two very important issues for the Ministry of Tourism regarding the new partnerships - to establish relationships with new markets and to establish relationships with partners for whom Cyprus is an all-year-round destination. He also said that the Ministry of Tourism is making every effort to promote Cyprus as a tourism industry throughout the year, not only during the summer, and thanked both companies for creating new partnerships and helping tourism and economy of the island.

The Managing Director of Orthodoxou Group, Mr. Antonis Orthodoxou, said in his comments: “After a strong start, we are confident that the right conditions and the right foundation have been created for a healthy partnership with SkyUp Airlines. As Orthodoxou Aviation we are very proud of our partnership with Sky Up, which aims to expand the passenger flow to / from Cyprus and Ukraine to date. We also hope that with this new partnership we will also contribute in our own way to the development of the Cypriot economy.”

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