The United Arab Emirates has signed "open Sky" Air Services Agreement (ASA) and Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Georgia in Tbilisi on 5th December 2007.The agreement was signed by Captain Aysha Al Hamili, Air Transport Manager at UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Mr. Mamuka Vatsadze, Head of Transport Department, Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia.
The two friendly countries agreed that designated airlines of both parties will have the right to perform regular air services without any restrictions on the number of designated airlines.
The agreement includes unlimited capacities, numbers of frequencies and routes, as well as any types of aircraft whether owned or leased that are operated by designated airlines of both countries for passenger and cargo services.
The agreement also includes, in addition to the third and fourth freedoms, the practice of full fifth freedom traffic rights on all points of their choice while operating any type of services. It is known that international air transport is governed by the principle of national sovereignty, and this places legal restrictions on air traffic. To remove these restrictions, liberalization involves establishing a number of "freedoms" as defined in international Air Services Agreements. |
