Air Routes: Cyprus
Lords · Question HL4442 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Rogan
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the (1) legal, and (2) diplomatic, considerations relevant to establishing direct flights from the United Kingdom to Northern Cyprus.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 10 Feb 2025
Under the 1944 Chicago Convention, only the Republic of Cyprus may designate Ercan as an international customs airport and grant permission for flights. It has not done so. This means that no direct air services between the north of Cyprus and the UK can ...