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Source:
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SINGAPORE AND THE UNITED
KINGDOM CONCLUDE LANDMARK OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT |
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Singapore and the United Kingdom (UK) have
concluded a landmark Open Skies Agreement (OSA) on 2 October 2007,
removing all restrictions on air services operated by carriers of both
countries. |
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With this agreement, Singapore Airlines (SIA)
will now be able to operate as many services as the Singapore-UK market
could support. |
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Its aircraft can also pick up passengers
from London’s Heathrow Airport and fly them onwards to other cities,
including those in the United States (US). |
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Similarly, UK carriers will be able to
operate any number of services beyond Singapore to any other city in the
world. These rights, which will be effective from end-March 2008, come
nearly two decades after Singapore first made its request to the UK. |
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Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport and
Second Minister for Foreign Affairs said, "This is indeed a
trail-blazing agreement concluded between two forward-looking countries
that share a common objective of promoting free competition in the
aviation sector. It also reflects the strong bilateral ties between
Singapore and the UK." |
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This ground-breaking agreement is even more
liberal than conventional OSAs, as it provides for unlimited "hubbing"
and "cabotage" rights for carriers of both countries. |
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As an illustration, Singapore carriers will
be allowed to base their aircraft in UK and use UK as a hub to operate
to any other country without any restriction on destination, frequency
of service or capacity. The same privilege applies to UK carriers. The
cabotage rights allow Singapore carriers to operate like a domestic
carrier in the UK and to mount any number of services between UK cities. |
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The landmark agreement is the first of its
kind for the UK, and only the second for Singapore, which already has a
similar unrestricted OSA with the UAE. With this, Singapore will have
OSAs with more than 20 countries, including 10 in the European Union. |
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MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SINGAPORE |
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3 OCTOBER 2007 |
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Source:
www.mot.gov.sg Press Release 3
Oct 2007 |
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