Dubai: The UAE's national airlines will now be able to conduct flights to Cambodia as a result of a bilateral agreement, according to a government statement.
The UAE, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), initialled an air services agreement (ASA) with Cambodia in Phnom Penh on December 22.
It is the first time such an agreement has been initialled between the two countries.
The agreement was initialled by Saif Mohammad Al Suwaidi, Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority and Chea Aoun, the Director General of the Secretariat for Civil Aviation of Cambodia.
Designated carriers
The UAE delegation designated Etihad Airways, Emirates, Air Arabia, RAK Airways and flydubai as UAE designated carriers to operate the agreed services between the two countries.
The agreement grants each of the designated carriers one daily flight with third and fourth freedom traffic rights between the two countries and the right to exercise full fifth freedom traffic rights through three intermediate points — Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore — and to three points beyond to be freely selected by the designated cariers.
The two delegations agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding in the UAE during the first quarter of 2011.
