Wednesday, July 29, 2009

UK flight ban to north Cyprus continues

"UK flight ban to north Cyprus continues

An attempt by Cyprus Turkish Airlines and a tour operator CTA Holidays to overturn a 35 year ban on direct flights to the self-declared "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" has failed to achieve a judicial review.

In the decision to reject the appeal the government argued that lifting the ban would "contravene the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation." "

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