Israel’s Airports Authority confirmed on 13 April that a wave of international airlines will return to Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion Airport this week after a month-long security shutdown linked to regional hostilities. Among the first is Larnaca-headquartered TUS Airways, scheduled to restart services tomorrow, restoring an important east-west link for Cypriot businesses and leisure travellers.
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Travellers keen to capitalise on the reopened route but still unsure about visa or passport formalities can tap VisaHQ’s dedicated Cyprus page (https://www.visahq.com/cyprus/) for fast, step-by-step guidance. The service aggregates the latest entry rules for both Cyprus and Israel—plus dozens of other destinations—helping corporate road warriors and holidaymakers alike avoid paperwork snags as schedules continue to shift.
El Al is expanding its own network to nine additional destinations—Paphos included—bringing the Israeli flag-carrier’s network back to roughly 40 cities. Other carriers gradually returning include ALK Airlines (Bulgaria), Etihad, Ethiopian Airlines and Hainan Airlines. For Cyprus, the resumption is strategically significant. Ben-Gurion is a key feeder for winter sun traffic to Paphos and Larnaca, while Israeli investment drives a sizeable slice of the island’s real-estate and tech sectors. With TUS Airways and El Al both back in the air, bilateral passenger capacity will climb back to almost 80 % of pre-crisis levels within a week, according to preliminary slot filings. Travel-risk managers should nonetheless monitor developments closely. Israel maintains heightened security protocols, and airlines retain the right to pull services at short notice. Companies moving staff between the two eastern Mediterranean markets are advised to keep contingency accommodation on hold and ensure that employees’ travel-insurance policies still cover Israel-related risks. Cypriot tourism officials welcomed the news, noting that Israeli arrivals accounted for 11 % of the island’s visitor total in 2025. Hoteliers in Paphos say forward bookings for May have already ticked up since the announcement, easing fears that Middle-East turbulence would wipe out the critical spring shoulder season.
Travellers keen to capitalise on the reopened route but still unsure about visa or passport formalities can tap VisaHQ’s dedicated Cyprus page (https://www.visahq.com/cyprus/) for fast, step-by-step guidance. The service aggregates the latest entry rules for both Cyprus and Israel—plus dozens of other destinations—helping corporate road warriors and holidaymakers alike avoid paperwork snags as schedules continue to shift.
El Al is expanding its own network to nine additional destinations—Paphos included—bringing the Israeli flag-carrier’s network back to roughly 40 cities. Other carriers gradually returning include ALK Airlines (Bulgaria), Etihad, Ethiopian Airlines and Hainan Airlines. For Cyprus, the resumption is strategically significant. Ben-Gurion is a key feeder for winter sun traffic to Paphos and Larnaca, while Israeli investment drives a sizeable slice of the island’s real-estate and tech sectors. With TUS Airways and El Al both back in the air, bilateral passenger capacity will climb back to almost 80 % of pre-crisis levels within a week, according to preliminary slot filings. Travel-risk managers should nonetheless monitor developments closely. Israel maintains heightened security protocols, and airlines retain the right to pull services at short notice. Companies moving staff between the two eastern Mediterranean markets are advised to keep contingency accommodation on hold and ensure that employees’ travel-insurance policies still cover Israel-related risks. Cypriot tourism officials welcomed the news, noting that Israeli arrivals accounted for 11 % of the island’s visitor total in 2025. Hoteliers in Paphos say forward bookings for May have already ticked up since the announcement, easing fears that Middle-East turbulence would wipe out the critical spring shoulder season.
