«Experience Heavenly Flights with Cyprus’ ‘Team of Angels’ Aircraft»
Fly Cyprus Airlines Launches Its First Flight Landing at Istanbul-Ercan Destination
Fly Cyprus Airlines recently announced its first flight at Istanbul – Ercan destination, bringing Cyprus closer to the rest of the world. The airline, which took off with the slogan «Cyprus is now closer to everywhere!», made its first flight with flight number FH 104, an Airbus A320 aircraft named «Team of Angels», named after Champion Melekler.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Tourism, Culture, Youth and Environment Fikri Ataoğlu; 84 passengers, including Minister of Public Works and Transport Erhan Arıklı, former Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktaş, journalists, and tourism professionals from Turkey and TRNC, were on board.
Fly Cyprus Airways will organize two reciprocal flights to Istanbul and one reciprocal flight per day to Ankara and Izmir, with scheduled flights four days a week. In addition, the airline will carry tourists from different countries to Northern Cyprus with charter flights three days a week, starting with touristic charter flights operated from Baku every Wednesday, as of 7 June, Tehran on 14 June, Amman, and Pristina until mid-October.
Fly Cyprus Airlines is shaping up to be the new bridge connecting the Republic of Turkey and the TRNC with scheduled flights from many cities such as Trabzon, Antalya, Ordu, and Sivas in the coming period. The first flight of the Angels Team plane was welcomed with a water jewelry ceremony on its landing at Ercan airport. The cabin crew and passengers of the first flight were also welcomed with flowers on the Ercan Airport apron.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Serdar Denktaş and Minister of Public Works and Transport Erhan Arıklı congratulated and expressed their belief that the airline will grow and develop in a short time. Founding partners of Fly Cyprus, Mehmet Yücel, Rauf Denktaş, and Nusret Polat, are extremely happy and proud to launch a new airline company that will make a significant contribution to the country’s tourism and economy, creating a new bridge between the TRNC and the Republic of Turkey. They expressed their goal to work to ensure that Fly Cyprus Airways keeps ticket prices in balance while providing quality, comfortable, and safe flights.
In conclusion, the establishment of Fly Cyprus Airlines marks a significant milestone for the TRNC, opening up a new chapter of improved accessibility and connectivity to the rest of the world for both tourism and higher education, which are the main sectors of the country. The airline is set to become a game-changer in the air travel industry in the region, becoming a national airline company and having a positive impact on the country’s economy.
