Cheap Flights to Istanbul Make North Cyprus More Accessible

Now that easyJet have announced that they will be flying daily from London to Istanbul from June, Ercan Airport and North Cyprus are suddenly far more accessible - and what’s even more exciting is the fact that flights to North Cyprus suddenly become competitive and even cheap!

Thanks to easyJet opening a new daily route from London’s Luton airport to Istanbul’s main airport, passengers wishing to fly to Northern Cyprus can book a cheap ticket from GBP 30.99 from the UK to Turkey and then get on one of any number of flights that connect Istanbul to Ercan throughout the day.

So popular is the Ercan-Istanbul-Ercan flight route that prices have been significantly reduced in the last year alone as competition between airlines for passengers has intensified. This is excellent news for us consumers - Cyprus Turkish Airlines offer scheduled flights from as little as EUR 70 - and with standby tickets and special promotions frequently advertised in the Cyprus Today newspaper in TRNC one can potentially get to Northern Cyprus from the UK for as little as GBP 80!

All those who have purchased investment property in Northern Cyprus and who are seeking UK based tourism interest for their jet to let property in TRNC can now market the fact that holidays in Northern Cyprus just got cheaper! It used to be the case that indirect flights meant extra expense and hassle – but with the easyJet policy of making flying as easy and affordable as possible, all those with properties in TRNC can benefit.

It’s likely that this new route from easyJet will reduce the numbers of those TRNC visitors and expatriate residents who use Larnaca airport in the Republic of Cyprus as their cheapest route into the North. Flights to Larnaca and then transfers across the border were previously the cheapest way for those wishing to get to North Cyprus but because one has to pay for parking at Larnaca or pay upwards of GBP 80 for a taxi return to and from the airport in the south, the cheap flight savings were soon eroded by all the extra costs.

With cheap flights to Ercan now a reality rather than a pipe dream, all those property investors and expats can further benefit from the free parking available at Ercan or the fact that all the decent Northern Cyprus car hire companies will come and collect from Ercan for free or leave cars in the car park for easy collection. Good news all round for those who wish to enjoy or promote the beauty and desirability of Northern Cyprus.