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Chisinau-Larnaca Passenger Traffic Jumps 192% In 2025

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Passenger traffic between Chisinau and Larnaca nearly tripled in 2025, reflecting a sharp increase in demand for direct travel between Moldova and Cyprus.

According to figures from Moldova’s Civil Aviation Authority, 78,912 passengers travelled on the Chisinau-Larnaca route last year, compared with 26,988 in 2024. The increase of 51,924 passengers represented growth of 192.4%.

SkyUp Extends Larnaca Service Into 2027

The strong performance comes as SkyUp Airlines prepares to continue its direct service between the two cities. Tickets are already on sale for the 2027 summer season, with flights scheduled from March 26 to October 30.

SkyUp said the route will provide direct connectivity for tourists and business travellers, as well as people visiting friends and relatives in Cyprus and Moldova.

“We are particularly pleased to resume direct flights between Larnaca and Chisinau in the summer season of 2027, offering passengers a convenient way to travel between Cyprus and Moldova,” SkyUp CEO Dmytro Sieroukhov said.

The Larnaca route is part of SkyUp’s wider summer 2027 programme from Chisinau, covering 26 destinations in 11 countries. The programme includes more than 10 new routes, among them Vienna, Milan Bergamo, Prague, Dusseldorf, Nuremberg, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Rhodes, Batumi, Pula and Split.

Route Growth Outpaces Chisinau Airport

Traffic on the Cyprus route grew significantly faster than passenger numbers at Chisinau International Airport as a whole. Airport traffic increased 46.8% in 2025 to a record 6.08 million passengers, up from 4.14 million in 2024.

SkyUp began operating scheduled services from Moldova in April 2025. During its first year, the airline said it carried more than three million passengers and operated almost 20,000 flights across its network.

The sharp rise in Chisinau-Larnaca traffic, combined with the continuation of the route into 2027, points to stronger air connectivity between Cyprus and Moldova and growing demand for direct travel between the two markets.

A New Twitter-Inspired Social Network Is Taking Shape

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A new social network called Twitter.now is entering the market, with a founding team that includes former Twitter trademark counsel Stephen Coates. The service is being developed by startup Operation Bluebird.

As Ars Technica reported, X sued the company last year and asked a Delaware judge to block the launch. Operation Bluebird argued in a petition that X had abandoned trademarks including “Twitter” and “Tweet.”

Coates has said the project is not an attempt to recreate the original Twitter. In a LinkedIn post, he described the platform as a new public space focused on trust, transparency and user choice.

AI System To Rate Posts

Twitter.now is currently being tested, with early access priced at $20. Its main feature is VERA, an AI system designed to evaluate posts, verify claims and provide sources and context.

Posts receive a trust score, with users eventually able to set a minimum score to filter their feeds. The company says this approach will give people more control over what they see instead of leaving those decisions entirely to an algorithm.

Moderation Remains A Challenge

Scaling moderation will be one of the platform’s biggest tests. Social networks have repeatedly struggled with content moderation as their communities grow, and newer platforms such as Bluesky have faced similar criticism.

Operation Bluebird says VERA will form the basis of its moderation and verification system. A second version is already planned, with expanded tools that would let users set a specific trust threshold for the posts appearing in their feeds.

For now, Twitter.now remains in an early testing phase, combining the familiarity of the Twitter name with an AI-driven approach to evaluating online information.

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