Estia plan ‘fully operational’, evacuees from Lebanon and Israel arriving in by air and sea

Twelve flights in total had been diverted to Cyprus from destinations in the Middle East, carrying a total of 1,858 passengers, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos announced on Wednesday.

Of these totals, five flights and 804 passengers had since moved on to their destinations, Kombos detailed.

A remaining 349 are staying at hotels until their departure becomes feasible, while 705 are stranded at Larnaca airport, where all necessary arrangements have been made to host them, he said.