New Turkish-Cypriot carrier, Karpaz Hava Yollari, to launch in April

Cyprus Turkish Airlines is to be replaced with a new Turkish-Cypriot flag carrier, Karpas Airlines.

Cyprus Turkish Airlines (CTA), the defunct carrier of the breakaway state in the north is to reborn as Karpas Airlines, reports said on Tuesday.

CTA went bellyup in 2010. According to Star Kibris newspaper a new company has been registered in Turkey under the name Karpas Airlines and a flight licence has been issued. The airline will be majority owned by the ‘state’ in the north, the reports said.
The inaugural flight will reportedly take place in April.