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UAE Signs 'Open Sky' Air Services MoU with Djibouti


Thursday, February 10, 2011

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Omar Bin Ghaleb, Deputy Director General, UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Almis M. Haid, Director of Civil Aviation Authority '&' Meteorology of Djibouti signed the agreement.

Representatives from Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Sharjah Department of Civil Aviation, Ras Al Khaimah Department of Civil Aviation, Etihad Airways, Emirate Airline, Fly Dubai and RAK Airways attended the negotiations.

The two sides agreed that any number of designated airlines of both parties will have the right to perform scheduled air services. The UAE delegation designated Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, RAK Airways, and FlyDubai as UAE national airlines under the Agreement. The Djibouti side designated Daallo airlines and Djibouti Air.

The MoU allows unrestricted whatsoever on the routes, capacity, the number of frequencies and types of aircraft, whether owned or leased, to be operated by the Designated Airlines of each country in any type of service (passenger or cargo) on the routes between Djibouti and the UAE.

The signed memorandum also includes, in addition to the third and fourth freedoms, the exercise of full fifth freedom traffic rights at any intermediate and beyond points without any restriction while operating any type of services (passenger and/or cargo, separately or in combination). In addition, both parties agreed to allow unrestricted non-scheduled operations between the two countries.

Source: WAM