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AIR TRAFFIC RIGHTS

The Five Freedoms of the Air


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Sovereignty ofState over

its air space

The Convention of International

Civil Aviation of December 7, 1944provides The contracting States

recognize that every State has

complete and exclusivesovereignty over the air space

above its territory.


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Covenants embodying and

implementing these principles

The State Sovereignty over its air space

principle is given recognition andsubstance by the supplementarycovenants (a) The International AirServices Transit Agreement; and (b) the

International Air Transport Agreement.

These subsequent covenants paved wayto the Five Freedoms of the Air.


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FIRST FREEDOM

The First Freedom grants the

privilege to the carrier/s of one

(1) state to fly over the territory

of a treaty state (Overflyrights).


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OVERFLY

FIRST FREEDOM OF THE AIR

Country BCountry A


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SECOND FREEDOM

It grants the privilege to the

carrier/s of one (1) state to

make a technical landing in a

treaty states territory without

picking up or unloadingrevenue traffic (passenger or

cargo).


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SECOND FREEDOM OF THE AIR

Tech Stop

Country BCountry A


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THIRD FREEDOM

It grants the privilege to carry

revenue traffic from the

carrier/s state to a treaty

partner state.


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THIRD FREEDOM OF THE AIR

Load Revenue Unload Revenue

Traffic Traffic

Country A Country B


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FOURTH FREEDOM

It grants the privilege to carrytraffic from a treaty partners

territory to the carriers own

state.


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FOURTH FREEDOM OF THE AIR

Unload Revenue Load Revenue

Traffic Traffic

Country A Country B


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FIFTH FREEDOM

It grants the privilege to carry

revenue between two (2) or

more treaty partner states on a

flight operating out of or into acarriers own state.


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Fifth Freedom of the Air

Load Revenue Load/Unload Revenue Load/Unload Load/Unload

Traffic Traffic Traffic Traffic

CountryA Country B Country C Country D


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SIXTH FREEDOM

A carrier picks up revenue

traffic from a treaty state

partners territory brings it to its

home state for transit to a third

state that is not party to thebilateral negotiation and whose

interest is affected as well.


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SIXTH FREEDOM OF THE AIR

Load Revenue Load/Unload Revenue Load/Unload Revenue

Traffic Traffic Traffic

Country BCountry A

Country C (Not

party to thebilateral

negotiation)


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SEVENTH FREEDOM

It involves the carriage of traffic

between the territories of two(2) states other than the home

state of the carrier.


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SEVENTH FREEDOM OF THE AIR

Load Revenue Traffic Load/unload Revenue Traffic The carriers

country

Country ACountry CCountry B


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EIGHT FREEDOM

It involves the carriage of

revenue traffic by a carrier in adomestic air sector of another

country.


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EIGHT FREEDOM OF THE AIR

(CABOTAGE)

Load Revenue Traffic Load/unload Revenue Traffic The carriers

country

Country ACity X ofCountry CCity X of Country B


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Pocket OpenSkies Policy of the Philippines

Executive Order No. 29 (2011)

promotes a more liberalized policy for

the expansion of direct air services,both passenger and cargo, to

secondary gateways of Metro Manila

in order to advance domestic tourism,

boost investment in the countryside,

foster trade and generate employment.


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Thank you!

(Special acknowledgment to Mr. Avelino Zapanta,PALs former and now SEAIRs President & CEO,

for the inputs to the presentation)

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