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[bill cobbett]

From the Press Association...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpres ... 877286073A

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[paliometoxo]

Northern Cyprus flights ban upheld
(UKPA) – 3 hours ago
A Turkish airline has lost its bid in the Court of Appeal to overturn the ban on flights from the UK to Turkish-held northern Cyprus.
Kibris Turk Hava Yollari (KTHY) and its UK tour operator, CTA Holidays Limited, argued that the ban unfairly restricted Turkish Cypriots and their companies wishing to travel and conduct business with the EU and the rest of the world.
Currently, flights to northern Cyprus must land in Turkey first, which is the only country in the world that recognises the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

thanks for the link bill...

[Oracle]

Sense and sensibility!

[B25]

Direct trade will go the same way. The turks must think the world is stupid and only turks are the intelligent ones.

Plonkers!

[kurupetos]

Direct trade will go the same way. The turks must think the world is stupid and only turks are the intelligent ones.

According to Kemalian Tarih they do.

[Gregory]

UK court rejects challenge to North Cyprus flight ban
Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:57pm GMT
Print | Single Page[-] Text [+] LONDON (Reuters) - A Turkish airline lost an appeal Tuesday against a British court's decision to maintain a longstanding ban on direct flights from Britain to north Cyprus.
The Mediterranean island has been divided since Turkish troops invaded the north in 1974 to foil a coup that sought to unite the island with Greece.

All flights in and out of the Turkish Cypriot north must first go through Turkey, the only country that recognizes the north as a separate state.

Cyprus Turkish Airlines went to the Court of Appeal in London to challenge an earlier court ruling that upheld Britain's ban on direct flights, the Press Association said.

The airline and its UK travel company, CTA Holidays, said the ban unfairly restricted Turkish Cypriots from travelling and doing business around the world.

The airline, which carries 100,000 visitors from Britain to the north of Cyprus each year, said the restrictions increase flight times, ticket prices and greenhouse gas emissions.

But three appeal court judges upheld the earlier ruling, saying that granting permits would contravene the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.

It would also breach Britain's duty to respect the rights of the Republic of Cyprus, the judges added. The court ordered the airline and holiday company to pay the British and Cypriot governments' legal costs. The final bill is still be worked out.

The airline's lawyers had argued that allowing direct flights between British airports and northern Cyprus would have "huge, symbolic importance" for the divided island.

Greek Cypriots living in the south run an internationally recognized government which represents the whole island in the European Union. Turkish Cypriots in the north rung a breakaway state recognized only by Ankara.

The former British colony became an independent state in 1960 and its territory comprised the whole of the island of Cyprus, apart from two British military bases. (Reporting by Peter Griffiths; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

© Thomson Reuters 2010 All rights reserved


Damn Reuters....they must be using dodgy blackberries....

[Get Real!]

I’d send the clowns my condolences but my strawberry has broken!

[alex_ruffneck]

Damn right!

[bill cobbett]

UK court rejects challenge to North Cyprus flight ban
Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:57pm GMT
Print | Single Page[-] Text [+] LONDON (Reuters) - A Turkish airline lost an appeal Tuesday against a British court's decision to maintain a longstanding ban on direct flights from Britain to north Cyprus.
The Mediterranean island has been divided since Turkish troops invaded the north in 1974 to foil a coup that sought to unite the island with Greece.

All flights in and out of the Turkish Cypriot north must first go through Turkey, the only country that recognizes the north as a separate state.

Cyprus Turkish Airlines went to the Court of Appeal in London to challenge an earlier court ruling that upheld Britain's ban on direct flights, the Press Association said.

The airline and its UK travel company, CTA Holidays, said the ban unfairly restricted Turkish Cypriots from travelling and doing business around the world.

The airline, which carries 100,000 visitors from Britain to the north of Cyprus each year, said the restrictions increase flight times, ticket prices and greenhouse gas emissions.

But three appeal court judges upheld the earlier ruling, saying that granting permits would contravene the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.

It would also breach Britain's duty to respect the rights of the Republic of Cyprus, the judges added. The court ordered the airline and holiday company to pay the British and Cypriot governments' legal costs. The final bill is still be worked out.

The airline's lawyers had argued that allowing direct flights between British airports and northern Cyprus would have "huge, symbolic importance" for the divided island.

Greek Cypriots living in the south run an internationally recognized government which represents the whole island in the European Union. Turkish Cypriots in the north rung a breakaway state recognized only by Ankara.

The former British colony became an independent state in 1960 and its territory comprised the whole of the island of Cyprus, apart from two British military bases. (Reporting by Peter Griffiths; Editing by Mark Heinrich)

© Thomson Reuters 2010 All rights reserved


Damn Reuters....they must be using dodgy blackberries....

Must have got through to a dodgy chat-line.

But seriously leaving aside the continuing respect for the Chicago Convention, it's even worse for the Tnucland Regime cos there is also this from the above...

"It would also breach Britain's duty to respect the rights of the Republic of Cyprus, the judges added."

So it remains GB Public Policy, and this is now the second time this year that this has been tested in the GB Appeal Courts, to respect the UN Resolutions and to do nothing to recognise the Illegal Criminal Conspiracy of the "tnrctn" .

The Illegal Regime tried again for Recognition and again got a bloodied nose...... and a big legal bill.

[Oracle]

Greek Cypriots living in the south run an internationally recognized government which represents the whole island in the European Union.

My favourite bit!

Soon, GCs will not only run the internationally recognised government, but also live in the whole of the island!

End Turkish-imposed Apartheid in Cyprus ....