UAE signs Air Services Agreement with Cote D'Ivoire

Abu Dhabi, Dec 7, 2011 (WAM) - The United Arab Emirates represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), has signed an air services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and initialled an Air Services Agreement (ASA) with the Government of the Republic of Cote D'Ivoire in Dubai on 4th December 2011. The agreement was initialled by Omar Bin Ghaleb, Deputy Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Sinaly Silue, Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Cote D'Ivoire. 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, Emirates Airline and RAK Airways attended the negotiations. The two delegations 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 Cote d'Ivoire Delegation will designate its airlines in due course. 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 operations between the two countries. - Emirates News Agency, WAM