UK flights to Cyprus are scheduled to fall by more than half between November and January, with services dropping from around 103 to 48 a week, according to an analysis of winter flight schedules by travel website IsleFare.
The reduction will be particularly sharp at Paphos Airport, while Larnaca is expected to retain more connections thanks to British Airways’ year-round winter service from Heathrow.
The figures are based on indicative schedules published by Hermes Airports, which operates Larnaca and Paphos airports. Airlines may still change, add or cancel services.
Paphos faces the biggest winter drop
Flights from the UK to Paphos are expected to fall from around 62 a week in November to 19 in January. Larnaca will see a smaller decline, from 41 to 29 weekly flights.
In December, both airports are scheduled to receive 32 flights a week from the UK, giving a combined total of 64. The total is expected to rise to 60 in February, coinciding with the school half-term break.
By March, UK flights to Cyprus are projected to return to November levels, with 101 weekly services. Paphos is expected to receive 59 flights a week and Larnaca 42.
IsleFare attributes Larnaca’s steadier winter schedule to British Airways’ daily Heathrow service. Paphos relies more heavily on leisure airlines, including Jet2, TUI and easyJet, whose regional routes often pause after November and resume in February or March.
The busiest winter route is Heathrow–Larnaca, with British Airways operating around 18 to 20 flights a week. Its January schedule is expected to include about 20 weekly services.
Which UK airports retain flights in January?
Six UK airports are scheduled to maintain at least one direct flight a week to Cyprus in January, four of them in London.
Heathrow remains the main connection to Larnaca. Gatwick is expected to offer around 11 weekly flights, with easyJet and Wizz Air serving Larnaca, and easyJet and Jet2 operating to Paphos.
Stansted is scheduled to have around four weekly flights to Paphos with Ryanair and Jet2, while Luton will have about four flights a week to Larnaca with Wizz Air.
Outside London, Manchester is expected to retain around six weekly flights, all to Paphos, operated by Jet2, easyJet and Ryanair. Birmingham is scheduled to have around one weekly Jet2 flight to Paphos.
Bristol and Edinburgh are expected to retain a couple of easyJet flights to Paphos each week. East Midlands, Leeds Bradford and Newcastle are scheduled to have around one Jet2 flight a week.
By contrast, Glasgow, Liverpool, Belfast, Cardiff, Exeter and Bournemouth have no direct flights to Cyprus scheduled for December or January.
British Airways leads the winter schedule
British Airways accounts for the largest share of scheduled UK–Cyprus flights across the winter season, at 28%. Most of its services operate between Heathrow and Larnaca, although it also adds flights from Heathrow and Gatwick to Paphos in November and March.
Jet2 serves the largest number of UK airports, operating flights to Paphos from 12 airports and to Larnaca from nine at some point during the winter season. However, much of its programme pauses in mid-winter, when its services mainly operate from Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester and Birmingham.
Jet2 accounts for 23% of winter flights, matching easyJet’s share. EasyJet serves both Cypriot airports from Gatwick throughout the season and also operates to Paphos from Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh.
Ryanair and Wizz Air each account for 10% of scheduled flights. Ryanair operates only to Paphos, from Stansted and Manchester, while Wizz Air serves Larnaca from Luton and Gatwick throughout the season.
TUI accounts for 6% of winter flights, operating in November and March, including services from regional airports such as Cardiff, Exeter and Bournemouth.
Schedules remain subject to change
The figures represent average weekly arriving flights drawn from Hermes Airports’ winter 2026/27 schedules. They cover the winter season from 25 October 2026 to 27 March 2027.
Hermes Airports describes the schedules as indicative and subject to change. They show planned flights rather than the number of seats available for sale, and airlines can still add, reschedule or cancel services.
IsleFare said it cross-checked Ryanair’s routes against the airline’s own timetable and found that the figures closely matched.
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