Man arrested after crossing to north with fake passport
A man appeared in court in the north on Thursday after having been arrested in Turkey, having flown from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport after crossing to the north ...
North airport holding company posts 1bn TL loss, pays no tax
The holding company of the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport, T&T, posted a loss of more than 1 billion TL (€29.8 million) for 2023, and as a result, did not pay ...
Man arrested for assaulting flight attendant on Cyprus-bound flight
A 27-year-old man was arrested on Sunday after having reportedly drunkenly assaulted a female flight attendant on a flight bound for Cyprus.
The aircraft had departed the Turkish Aegean city ...
Call for north airport to be treated as domestic destination by Turkey
Turkish Cypriot travel agencies’ association (Kitsab) chairman Orhan Tolun called for the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport to be treated as a domestic airport by Turkey.
His call comes amid ...
North airport passenger numbers up by a quarter
The number of passengers travelling to and from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport increased by over 25 per cent in the first seven months of 2024, compared to the same period ...
Complaint filed after police stop workers from cutting power to north airport
El-Sen, the employers’ union of the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek, announced on Saturday night they had filed a complaint to the Turkish Cypriot police after police had prevented them ...
Politicians ‘block’ power cut to north’s debt-ridden airport
Politicians from two of the north’s three ruling political parties are preventing the north’s electricity authority Kib-Tek from cutting the power supply to Ercan (Tymbou) airport despite the ...
British newspaper claims 50 UK politicians demanded direct flights to north (Updated)
British newspaper the Independent on Thursday claimed a total of 50 British politicians have penned a letter to the country’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron, urging him to allow direct flights ...
Regional conflict affecting landing at north’s airport
Flight operations at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport are facing challenges attributed to wartime conflicts, according to ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli, who said current GPS issues “are a consequence ...
Unions raise alarm over north airport electrical explosions
Trade unions on Thursday raised the alarm over two small electrical explosions occurring at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport in recent weeks.
On March 13 a worker from a subcontracted ...
Louroujina ‘not covered by ambulance service’
The village of Louroujina currently has no ambulance service coverage, the north’s former ‘health minister’ Filiz Besim said on Wednesday.
Besim said that due to the closure of the ...
20-year-old dead after falling off escalator at north’s airport
A 20-year-old man died on Friday morning after falling of an escalator at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport.
The man, named as Atakan Kapusuz, was a Turkish national completing ...
Sabotage suspected as more power cuts hit north’s airport
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli insisted on Tuesday that “sabotage” was the cause of power cuts at Ercan (Tymbou) airport after six flights were cancelled on Monday due ...
North’s airport grinds to halt, ‘minister’ suggests ‘man-made sabotage’ (Updated)
The north’s ‘transport minister’ Erhan Arikli suggested that “man-made sabotage” may have been the reason Ercan (Tymbou) airport grinding to a halt on Wednesday.
Arikli was among those impacted ...
North airport passenger numbers up by almost a third
The number of passengers arriving at and departing from the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport increased by almost a third in the first nine months of 2023, compared to the same ...
North’s ‘parliament’ recalled from summer recess over airport company tax break
The north’s ‘parliament’ has been recalled from its summer recess after opposition ‘MPs’ called on the government to answer questions regarding a tax break given to Ercan (Tymbou) airport’...
US congressman flies to north’s airport, meets TC figures
United States Congressman Pete Sessions has visited the north, becoming the first American politician to land at Ercan (Tymbou) airport and meeting with high-level Turkish Cypriot figures.
Sessions, a Republican ...
North’s airport grinds to halt after passenger unplugs Wi-Fi router
The north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport ground to a halt for a short period on Thursday after its internet connection was lost.
Operations resumed shortly afterwards when repair teams figured ...
North’s new airport plagued by power cuts
The first few days of operation of the new terminal at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport have been plagued by power cuts and other technical issues.
After being officially ...
First commercial flight departs north’s new airport terminal
The first commercial flight to depart from the new runway and terminal at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport took off on Friday morning.
The flight, operated by Pegasus Airlines, ...
Erdogan lauds new airport terminal, calls for international flights (Update 2)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the north on Thursday to partake in celebrations linked to Turkey’s July 1974 invasion, and to officially open the new Ercan (Tymbou) airport terminal.
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North’s new airport terminal to open on Friday
The new terminal at the north’s Ercan (Tymbou) airport is set to open to passenger traffic on Friday, according to its ‘transport ministry’.
At 7:15pm on Thursday, the existing ...
Opening of new airport in north delayed yet again
By Esra Aygin
The opening of the long-awaited new Ercan/Tymbou airport has once again been postponed, prompting the Turkish Cypriot media to question if it will ever be operational ...
Anastasiades to ask Lavrov for clarifications on direct flights to the north (Update 1)
President Nicos Anastasiades will raise the issue of the reported direct flights to the north from Russia that emerged on Tuesday during his scheduled meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei ...