Charter carriers 'offer cheap flights for overseas investors'
Article Date : Tuesday, September 18, 2007
People planning on flying to Cyprus at the last minute have been advised to save money with charter carriers.
Richard Green, travel expert at the Sunday Times, said that if people booked shortly before the day they wanted to fly, these were more likely to offer cheap flights.
By contrast, he stated that scheduled carriers tended to charge more expensive fees if passengers booked close to their planned departure date.
Writing in the newspaper, Mr Green commented: "Having your own property out there does mean that you aren't tied to specific dates, so it is definitely worth looking at last minute charter deals if money is a factor."
He added that people could fly to Cyprus all year round, although he said that the number of flights tended to be lower at winter.
Earlier this week, Jet2.com announced that a twice-weekly service would travel between Leeds Bradford International Airport and Paphos, which it said should boost tourism in Cyprus.