UAE signs 'Open Skies' air services with Ecuador

Abu Dhabi, March 24, 2011 (WAM) - UAE represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed an "open skies" air services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and initialled an Air Services Agreement (ASA) with the Aeronautical Authority of Ecuador in Abu Dhabi.
The agreement was initialled by Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Eng. Carlos Jacome Utreras, President of the National Civil Aviation Council of Ecuador. Nathalie Cely, Minister of Production, Employment and competitiveness of Ecuador also attended the signing ceremony.
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 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