Larnaca Airport Arrivals
- What Was Larnaca International Airport Like Before the New Zenon Terminal?

There were currently over 5 million Larnaca airport arrivals passing through Cyprus's main Airport each year. This Airport currently underwent a major expansion and facelift to cope with the significant increase in traffic.

Below, is a bit of history. How things were back in the old days, pre 2010...

Larnaca Airport Arrivals - What Facilities Were There?

On arriving in the baggage hall, you could find:

• 3ATM's
• Toilets – Child changing and disabled facilities
• Duty free
• Snack bar
• Cyprus Tourist Organisation (CTO)

You could find four car rental firms when you walked through the doors into the arrival hall. So, if you pre-booked car hire, then you had Avis, Petsas, Europcar and National at your disposal.

All the above were open 24 hours except the CTO.

Departing from Larnaca Airport

Dropping someone off and leaving the car in the Airport car park?

The first 20 minutes were free. However, it cost 2 Euros up to 30 minutes and 3 Euros if staying for an hour.

Long Term Parking

There was long term parking located around 8km from the airport and this facility operated 24/7. There was free transport to and from the airport via a shuttlebus. It cost you around 6 euros a day for the first 7 days and around 4.30 euros a day after that. Covered parking was provided for that bit extra.

Inside the Departure hall

You could find 3 banks, Bank of Cyprus, Hellenic Bank and Laiki Bank. Their respective ATM's were situated just outside the main entrance.

There was a food village upstairs, the stairs located immediately as soon as you entered the main doors. Here you could find a pizza restaurant with salad bar. Also, a cafe that served freshly squeezed orange juice and steaming hot croissants. Departure and arrival times were displayed on monitors overlooking the large seating area. There were two flatscreen TV's to keep you entertained.

Downstairs the following facilities were available:

• Post office
• Ticket Sales for major airlines
• Espresso Bar
• Customer services
• Haggen Dazz ice cream parlour
• Newsagent

This Airport is Cyprus's main International gateway and now has one old passenger terminal building (wound down in late 2009) with another new terminal (Zenon), newly built and fully functional. It is the larger of the country's two commercial airports, Paphos International Airport being the other airport on the South West coast. Larnaca airport opened in 1975 after the forced closure of Nicosia International Airport.

This new Zenon terminal opened it's doors on 11th November 2009. It was actually the largest European airport opening in 2009.

It is one of the largest construction contracts carried out in the Republic of Cyprus. Larnaca Airport arrivals is now a brand new experience with exceptional facilities. Click on the link below for your guided tour around the new Larnaca Airport...