I would love to be in the court room watching the lawyers trying to make a case for non-stop flights with the above given reasons, since there is already a direct flight and even an illegal non-stop flights at times called "Midnight Express".!
This is the part I love.
"The Government, however, has refused all Cyprus Turkish Airlines' applications, claiming that direct flights would be contrary to the 1944 Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.
CTA's position is that the Government has misunderstood the Chicago Convention or its impact on the legality of direct flights, and that the Government should therefore grant their applications."
If these dummies are not too careful, there can be a counter suit filed against them and supported by court order in support of the 1944 Chicago Convention for flying illegally the "Midnight Express" flights. They may be forced to prove in actually making a landing anywhere in Turkey before continuing to the "trnc".
I would suggest the following proposal.
1st violation, CTA is banned from flying to the UK for 1 months.
2nd violation, CTA is banned from flying to the UK for 3 months.
3rd violation, CTA is banned from flying to the UK for GOOD and are forced to read the 1944 Chicago Convention to their passengers over the speakers while flying to other destinations, other than the UK.!