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...from Frankfurt control. Near Greece, a Lufthansa pilot reported that Charlie Echo was preparing to land at Nicosia in Cyprus. Back came an urgent message, "Here is Frankfurt. Establish contact with 181 and let him know that Nicosia-out of order, repeat out of order. He should try for Larnaca or Akrotiri." When the plane touched down at Larnaca a heavily accented voice took over and declared in English, "Here is Captain Mahmud. Refuel the plane. If you will not refuel, I will blow the plane...
...Greek Cypriots in the south are hardly less fearful, but they have reacted to defeat with astonishing resilience. From the new Greek-Cypriot airport at Larnaca, planes take off daily with businessmen seeking export sales of clothes, plastics and wines. Many Greeks lost factories and homes in the north, but they are hustling so hard that per capita income in the Greek part of the island is back to its pre-1974 level ($1,200 per year). Businessman Theo Hadjilambrou, 38, says jokingly, "When we Greek Cypriots see one of our group living a little better, the others work...