EU APPROVES OPEN SKIES DEAL WITH THE PHILIPPINES
February 1st, 2019
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) has published a civil aviation deal with the Philippines, which commits the south-east Asian country to facilitating applications for airport access by EU airlines. The agreement, which will operate provisionally until formal approval procedures have been completed, incorporates bilateral aviation deals struck between the Philippines and 10 EU member states, extending such rights to all EU airlines. “The Philippines shall not discriminate between air carriers of Member States on the grounds of nationality,” said the agreement, which ...
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