 Back then, Nicosia's airport was a symbol of prosperity. Today, it's abandoned, still frozen in time since that day in July 1974. It's inside the UN-patrolled buffer zone, which runs across the island, separating the Greek and Turkish sides. Holiday posters peel off the walls, dust coats the check-in desks. A rusting plane stands on the runway riddled with bullet holes, and nature has begun to take over.