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UAE, Burkina Faso sign open skies agreement

Xinhua, March 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an open skies agreement Saturday with Burkina Faso to allow full flexibility on routes, capacity, number of frequencies and types of aircraft in any type of service between the two countries, state news agency WAM reported.

The agreement includes the exercise of "fifth freedom traffic rights," a scheme of aviation rights which are designed to enable carriers of different countries to enter each other's airspace.

In addition, both parties agreed to allow unrestricted, non-scheduled charter operations between the two countries.

The UAE and Burkina Faso are currently members of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the two ministers discussed ways to further enhance cooperation at the forthcoming ICAO Council meeting.

The agreement will contribute to boosting trade and investment in particular between the Gulf co-operation council (GCC) and West African nations.

In January 2015, Dubai's state-owned carrier Emirates Airline started operation of cargo services between Dubai and Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.

The UAE, a major oil supplier, now has air services agreements with over 166 countries, of which 87 are open skies agreements.Endit