Finland, UAE ink Open Skies agreement
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The UAE represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) signed an Open Skies agreement with the Government of Finland.
The agreement was signed by HE Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, director general of UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, and HE Ilkka-Pekka Similä, ambassador of the Republic of Finland to UAE.
The two delegations agreed that any number of designated airlines of both parties will have the right to perform scheduled air services between the two countries. The UAE delegation designated Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, Air Arabia, RAK Airways and FlyDubai as UAE national airlines under the Agreement. The Delegation of Finland designated its national airlines.
The MoU allows full flexibility on the routes, capacity, number of frequencies and types of aircraft, in any type of service (passenger or cargo). The signed memorandum also includes the exercise of fifth freedom traffic rights. In addition, both Parties agreed to allow unrestricted non-scheduled / charter operations between the two countries.
HE Said Al Suwaidi stressed the importance of open sky agreements, which will contribute to boost the trade, tourism and investment between UAE and Finland.
UAE now has air services agreements with over 160 countries, of which 122 are open skies or fully liberal arrangements.
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