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Article: Challenge to Ban on Direct Flights to Northern Cyprus Will be Heard in High Court.

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April 17, 2009
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LONDON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- There is an ongoing ban on direct flights between UK airports and Northern Cyprus. The ban, which has lasted 35 years, has caused considerable inconvenience to those travelling between the two countries on family, business, or holiday visits.

CTA and its UK tour operator, CTA Holidays Limited, have launched a legal challenge to the UK government's refusal of permission to operate direct flights between the two countries. The case will be heard in the Administrative Court, a division of the High Court, in the week beginning 18 May 2009.

Currently, CTA, together with all other airlines, must land in Turkey en route ...

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