UAE, Turkmenistan sign agreement

Dubai: The UAE represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has initialled an "open" Air Services Agreement (ASA) and yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkmenistan in Dubai.

The agreement was signed by Omar Bin Ghaleb, Deputy Director General of the UAE GCAA and Sariyev Yagdy, Representative of Turkmenhowayollary, State Civil Aviation Department.

Representatives from Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, Dubai Civil Aviation, Sharjah Civil Aviation, Emirates, Etihad Airways and RAK Airways, attended the negotiations.

The two delegations agreed that any number of designated airlines of both parties will have the right to perform scheduled air services. The UAE delegation designated Emirates, Etihad Airways, RAK Airways, Air Arabia and FlyDubai as UAE national airlines under the agreement.