UAE signs open air services pact with Romania

June 21st, 2011 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS  

Dubai, June 21 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Tuesday signed an Open Air Services Agreement with Romania.

The pact allows any number of designated airlines of both countries to perform scheduled air services, with any capacities, numbers of frequencies and types of aircraft, whether owned or leased, by the designated airlines of each country in any type of service (passenger or cargo) on the routes between Romania and the UAE.

It also includes, in addition to unrestricted third and fourth freedoms, the possibility to exercise fifth freedom traffic rights while operating all-cargo services.

Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, minister for economy and chairman of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority and Anca Daniela Boagiu, minister for transport and infrastructure of the Republic of Romania, signed on the agreement.

Boagiu is on an official visit to the UAE.

The agreement was initiated by the civil aviation authorities of both the countries Oct 15, 2008 and its signature will boost the cooperation in the air transport sector.

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