North Cyprus has launched a new airline amid some fanfare and claims that more competition leads to lower prices, which can, of course, be the case, but breath not held. The real problem is that related to, but not precisely caused by, TRNC’s status as a country recognised only by Turkey, planes cannot fly here directly from any country except Turkey. A major inconvenience for many. With apologies, I quote this blog from an entry two and a half years ago:
“More or less because TRNC is not recognised by any country except Turkey, but it’s actually more complicated than that. Taiwan is recognised by very few countries [actually 13 - think Guatemala, the Marshall Islands, Vatican City] but has direct flights to other countries. The short explanation, for those disinclined to read the Chicago Convention and associated commentary, is that China tacitly approves - or at least does not try to prevent - flights to Taiwan. It appears that the Chinese are easier to reach agreement with than the Greek Cypriots. Who would have thought?”
Not all Turkish Cypriots cheering the new airline, either. Quite a few expressing the opinion that the renovations planned to make schools earthquake safe are of more national importance than either a new airline or a new presidential palace. Fair point.
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