Gov.uk petition for direct flights to TRNC

[plk74]

For anybody that hasn’t seen it, there is a gov.uk petition for direct flights to TRNC.

If this pasted link doesn’t work, if you google gov.uk petition 320878 it will go straight to it.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/320878

[jofra]

Signed it, but sadly I expect pigs to fly before we can fly (direct).......

[plk74]

Sadly Jofra, I have to agree with you.

[Navek]

4052 signatures, so far
We've added your signature to the petition:
Authorise direct flights from the United Kingdom to North Cyprus (TRNC)

At 10,000 signatures, government will respond to this petition

At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in Parliament

Petition Map...
https://petitionmap.unboxedconsulting.c ... ion=320878

[MnM]

Signed. A long way to go though.

[plk74]

There’s now 1200 more than when I signed yesterday morning, that’s encouraging.

[MVP]

Sorry guys you're wasting your time.

The Chicago Convention only allows the recognised government of a country to designate an international airport.

Until the TRNC is recognised forget it

[Hair Cut]

Sorry guys you're wasting your time.

The Chicago Convention only allows the recognised government of a country to designate an international airport.

Until the TRNC is recognised forget it

Yepee !!! Someone that underrstands the situation. I was an IATA member and agent for almost 30 years.

until the country is recoginsed you cannot file a direct flight plan here.

[jofra]

As a matter of interest, how many other countries are NOT recognised according to the Chicago Convention, and as such, only receive flights from specific countries - which in turn are - who?
i.e. Northern Cyprus from Turkey....
Who else? e.g. SOUTH Sudan (don't know whether it's been recognised yet) - are they OK?
Perhaps an online petition to the European parliament (while we're still in the EEC), so that the EU parliament can take it up with the UN.....(Chicago Convention/International Civil Aviation Organization became a specialized agency of the United Nations)...
...But then, there are no online petitions for the EU parliament, are there...?
...And as the South (being EU members) have a veto, they would kill it anyway,,,,

[stereotomy]

I am not a UK citizen but I signed the petition... hehe.. but let's keep this between us ok?