Dubai: The United Arab Emirates, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), initialed an Air Services Agreement (ASA) and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Dubai on Tuesday.

The agreement was signed by Omar Bin Ghaleb, Deputy Director General of the GCAA, and Dzelal Hasecic of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Department of Civil Aviation. Representatives from Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Sharjah Department of Civil Aviation, Etihad Airways, Emirates and flydubai attended the negotiations.

The two delegations agreed that any number of designated airlines of both parties will have the right to provide scheduled air services. The UAE delegation designated Etihad, Emirates, RAK Airways, Air Arabia and flydubai as the UAE national airlines under the agreement. The Bosnian delegation will designate its airline in due course.

The agreement allows unrestricted frequencies, capacity and types of aircraft, whether owned or leased, to be operated by the designated airlines of each country in any type of service (passenger or cargo) on the routes between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the UAE.