{"id":3356,"date":"2018-10-17T23:45:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T23:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/cypriot-budget-airline-cobalt-has-suspended-operations\/"},"modified":"2018-10-17T23:45:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-17T23:45:40","slug":"cypriot-budget-airline-cobalt-has-suspended-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/cypriot-budget-airline-cobalt-has-suspended-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Cypriot budget airline Cobalt has suspended operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The low-cost airline Cobalt has cancelled all flights from midnight Wednesday according to a statement<\/a> on its website.<\/p>\n

The carrier, which has operated flights in and out of Cyprus since 2016 – including flying UK holiday-makers to the island – has suspended operations.<\/p>\n

Local media said Cobalt had failed to reach a deal with a potential new investor.<\/p>\n

The Cyprus Mail said the airline’s main backer is China’s Avic Joy Air.<\/p>\n

The airline’s statement said future flights would not operate due to “indefinite suspension of Cobalt’s operations”, and advised passengers not to go to the airport.<\/p>\n

They should contact their credit card provider or travel agent instead, it added.<\/p>\n

Cobalt flew to 23 destinations, including Heathrow, Stansted, Gatwick and Manchester, and had recently added a business class and frequent flyer programme.<\/p>\n

It employs about 200 staff.<\/p>\n

Cypriot transport minister Vassiliki Anastassiadou said alternative arrangements would be made for passengers booked with the airline. <\/p>\n

Before 2016, short-haul flights out of Cyprus were dominated by state-controlled Cyprus Airways. But it collapsed making room for the new operator.<\/p>\n

Danish budget carrier Primera Air ceased trading earlier this month after 14 years of operation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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