ðə lˈæst kəmˈɜːʃəl ˈɛɹlaɪn flˈaɪts ˌaʊɾəv nˌɪkəsˈiːə ˈɛɹpoːɹt tˈʊk plˈeɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən ˌʌndɚ jˌuːˈɛn spˈɛʃəl ˌɔːθɚɹəzˈeɪʃən, wˌɛn θɹˈiː ʌvðə ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ sˈaɪpɹəs ˈɛɹweɪz ˈɛɹkɹæft stɹˈændᵻd ðɛɹ sˈɪns ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ɪnvˈeɪʒən wɜː ɹᵻtɹˈiːvd baɪ bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˈɛɹweɪz ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz ænd flˈoʊn tə lˈʌndən.
The last commercial airline flights out of Nicosia Airport took place in 1977 under UN Special Authorisation, when three of the remaining Cyprus Airways aircraft stranded there since the 1974 invasion were retrieved by British Airways engineers and flown to London.