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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 09-07-28
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[01] BRITISH COURSE - ILLEGAL FLIGHTS
[01] BRITISH COURSE - ILLEGAL FLIGHTS
The Administrative Court of the High Court of Justice, Queens Bench
Division, of the United Kingdom dismissed Tuesday an application for
judicial review brought by Kibris Turk Hava Yollari (a company
registered in Turkey) and CTA Holidays (a company registered in the UK)
against the decision of the Secretary of State for Transport to refuse
their applications for the granting of permits to conduct direct
flights, scheduled and non scheduled/chartered, between the UK and the
airport operating illegally in the occupied area of the Republic under
the name of Ercan.
A press release issued by the Law Office of the Republic of Cyprus said
``undoubtedly this is a very important judgment for the Republic of
Cyprus, particularly in reinforcing its sovereignty and the rights
enjoyed under International Law with regard to the conduct of
international flights from/to its territory.``
``The Court unequivocally held that the Republic of Cyprus enjoys
exclusive sovereignty over its entire territory and the territorial
waters adjacent thereto, irrespective of whether it exercises effective
control over the whole of such territory. The exclusive sovereignty
extends, under the Convention, to the airspace over its entire
territory and territorial waters,`` the Law Office said.
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