Cyprus Airways will provide extra flights to and from Greece and Israel over the Orthodox Easter weekend.

About 50 additional flights will be laid on to cope with high demand during the holiday from April 18 until May 3. Cyprus Airways said this would help to accommodate some of the student traffic as many Cypriots who are studying abroad head home for the Easter break. Some 20 more flights will cover the Athens route, the same number to and from Thessaloniki, four more to Crete, two extra to Iraklion and there are four additions to the Tel Aviv route.

Orthodox Easter runs from April 25-28. Cyprus Airways said it would consider adding more flights during the holiday period if it became necessary.