Direct flights from Italy to north Cyprus announced

Littlenige



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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 10:29

By Andy Ioannou 17.OCT.08

Eyebrows have been raised after it was announced that charter flights will shortly be launched between Italy and northern Cyprus.

Turkish Cypriot authorities, the Italian tour operator ‘My Sun Sea Tour’ and the “Northern Travel” company have signed a protocol which aims to bring nearly 1.800 tourists to the island in 2009, according to Radio Bayrak.

According to the reports, the charter flights will be carried out by Cyprus Turkish Airlines.

Nobody from the Italian Embassy in Nicosia was available for comment this morning.



BRT added that Erdogan Sanlidag from the Turkish Cypriot tourism office described the protocol as a positive development and said that the tourism sector was pressed into a narrow frame instead of executing it in a wider frame.

Underlining the importance of the protocol, he stressed that such protocols should be signed with more countries.

The Director of the Italian firm ‘My Sun Sea Tour’ Astorre Leganani, for his part, said it i

Littlenige



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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 10:30

The Director of the Italian firm ‘My Sun Sea Tour’ Astorre Leganani, for his part, said it is an opportunity for them to present north Cyprus to their customers.

Also speaking, one of the Northern Travel Directors Ozbek Dedekorkut said according to the protocol, nearly 1800 tourists will be hosted in north cyprus until the end of next summer starting from New Year.



http://www.famagusta-gazette.com/default.asp?smenu=69&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=5883&wpage=1

wynyardman



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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 10:33

Excellent posting Nige. Very interesting.



I wonder where this will lead.



wyn

simbas



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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 10:40

hi nige ,well thats a step in the right direction , hopefully it will be followed through

have a good day , pat

jamie012002


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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 11:13

According to that companies website the flights go to Larnaca ?

jamie012002


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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 11:18

Here's the page from their website



http://www.mysunsea.net/offerte/catalogs2008.php?cat=1&dest=&pag=CIPRO - MALTA/1CIPRO - settembre_ottobre da Bologna_Milano_Roma

jamie012002


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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 11:18

Sorry u need to copy and paste that whole address in to your browser

fire starter


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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 12:15

cta can't cope with flights now, how are they going to manage with extra flights to italy?

niftyduo


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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 12:47

Are you sure the flights are direct? If CTA are registered in Turkey then they cannot fly direct without breaking International law. This applies to all countries.

CJtill


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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 18:50

So it is either a direct flight to Turkey and then a direct flight from Turkey to Ercan, or it is a non stop flight to Larnaca.

What it is NOT is a non stop flight from Italy to Ercan.

Carry on as normal.

Michael

Groucho



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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 20:13

Another false dawn...

wynyardman



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Message Posted:
17/10/2008 20:15

When has the thoughts of International Law worried The TRNC?



wyn

girne 29


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Message Posted:
18/10/2008 00:32

Wyn

" When has the thoughts of International Law worried The TRNC?" , unfortunately the rest of Europe couldnt care less what the TRNC thinks.Its outside the TRNC that matters to CTA. Its probably the aviation authorities making a slight concession or turning a blind eye, that doesnt also insist on us disembarking in Turkey and continuing on another plane.

newlad



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Message Posted:
18/10/2008 00:39

Girne 29,

Dont you think its time to move on,

Paul.

fire starter


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Message Posted:
18/10/2008 09:54

from what i had been told they were flying to ercan not larnaca.

cta were doing these flights.