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Helios ends Larnaca-Prague service

Greece - Helios Airways crash
Greece - Helios Airways crash

The Cypriot charter airline Helios Airways has decided to end its Larnaca-Prague service via Athens following the fatal crash of one of its airliners in Greece this month.  

Prague-Ruzyne Airport spokeswoman Anna Kovarikova confirmed that the carrier's last return flight on the line is scheduled for Thursday morning. 

A Helios Airways Boeing 737 slammed into a hillside north of Athens on 14 August during a flight from Larnaca to Prague, killing all 121 people on board.

Greek investigators said the plane likely suffered a catastrophic air pressure problem before running out of fuel.  

Ms Kovarikova said that following the disaster, Helios had continued its Larnaca-Prague route using aircraft rented from Egyptian carrier Lotus Air.