Freedoms of The Air
Freedoms of The Air
Freedoms of The Air
AIR
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL
ASSOCIATION
MISSION STATEMENT
IATA GOALS
Bilateral Agreement
Each state Designates scheduled Air Carriers. The
important part of these Agreement specifies the
Cities which may be served by the Designated
Airlines.These Rights including the Right to over fly
or makes stops for technical reasons only in an other
country are known as the Freedoms of the Air.
A Few examples will explain these are Concerned
with operation of an Airline of country A
.ANNEXURE 2
First Freedom
The right of an airline of a country (A) to fly across the
Territory of an another country (A) to fly across the
territory of the another country (B) without
landing(=Over fly)
Over fly
Flight LH1508 (Germany) from FRA to MIL overflies
Switzerland
Second Freedom
The Right of an Airline Country (A) to land in the territory of another country (B) for
non- Traffic Purposes I.e. Refueling
B
Technical Stop
Third Freedom
The Right of an Airline of a Country (A) to set down in
Another Country (B) Passengers, Mail and Cargo
Coming from home Country of the Airline (A)
B
Set Down
Fourth Freedom
The right of an Airline of the country(A) to pick up in
another Country (B) Passenger, Mail and Cargo
Set Down
B
Pick up
Fifth Freedom
The right of an Airline of a country (A) to carry
Passenger, Mail and Cargo from a Point of origin in a
foreign country (B) to A point of destination in
another foreign country (C)
Pick up
Set Down
Sixth Freedom
A term Sometimes Applied to the type of Fifth Freedom
Traffic in which Passengers, Mail and Cargo are Carried
from Point to Point of Origin in a Foreign Country (B) to
a Point of Destination in another Foreign Country (C) via
the Home Country of the Airline (A)
B
Pick up
A
Via
Set Down
Seventh Freedom
Cabotage: The right to Carry Traffic wholly within a Country or
between that Country and any of the wholly owned overseas
Territories, or between any of its wholly owned overseas
Territories. Not so readily Available today as more and more
Territories become Independent and the Cabotage status is
automatically relinquished.
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