STBCypriot: can a non-resident even legally cross into (Greek) Southern Cyprus after entering the country in (Turkish) Northern Cyprus? Note 4 in this document implies it's illegal:
http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2006.ns...E?OpenDocument
Originally Posted by
strawbearlyjamms
Thank you all for your feedback. I have basically narrowed it down to two options
In case it makes a difference for #2 -- Aegean flies ATH-LCA much more often than Blue Air (6x daily) and their prices are pretty much the same.
I am also going to LCA for a conference in April and faced the same problem (albeit leaving from Canada). I played with a bunch of itineraries but the cheapest option was always through ATH, either as a r/t or as an open jaw (YQB-??? then ATH-YQB) with separate ???-LCA-ATH ticket(s). I will end up staying a few days in Istanbul on the way there + IST-ATH-LCA + conference/Cyprus travel + LCA-ATH + a few more days in Athens on the way back for cheaper airfare than a YQB-LCA r/t. Istanbul, Rome, Paris and London were all pretty much the same price as part of that open jaw and they either have direct flights or 1-stop flights with short connections to LCA on A3 (Aegean, which is part of *A), at least on some days. BA also flies LHR-LCA twice a day, as does Austrian (from Vienna). YMMV as you will be there in peak season.