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Orion Airways (Cyprus) to fly from Larnaca International Airport to destinations in Europe and The Middle East. Orion Airways planned to operate the following aircraft: Orion Airways (Cyprus) Orion Airways was a planned Cypriot airline headquartered in Larnaca which never commenced operations. In 2015, after the bankruptcy of Cyprus Airways, it was announced that Orion Airways would begin operations from Larnaca and would the first value-fare airline located in South Eastern Europe and aims to connect Cyprus with the Middle East, Asia and the whole of Europe. As of September 2017, the airline had yet to begin operations with the initial aircraft waiting