Freedoms of The Air

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Freedoms of the Air

A set of commercial aviation rights


granting a country's airline/s the
privilege to enter and land in another
country's airspace.
Formulated in 1944 (during the
Chicago Convention) treaty that set
out the fundamental air transportation
regulation (to establish uniformity in
world air commerce) the rules of
the road

Freedoms of the Air

First Freedom
C

The freedom to overfly a foreign country (B)


from a home country en-route to another (C)
without landing. Also called the transit
freedom or technical freedom.

Second Freedom
Country C
Home

Country B

The freedom to stop in a foreign country for


technical/refueling purpose only. A flight from a
home country can land in another country (B) for
purposes other than carrying passengers/cargo,
such as refueling, maintenance or emergencies.
The final destination is country C.

Third Freedom
Home

Country B

The right of an airline from home country (A)


to land in a different country and deplane
passengers. It is the first commercial
freedom.

Fourth Freedom
Home

Country B

The right of an airline to board and carry


passengers from another country (B) to
home country.

Fifth Freedom
Home

Country B

Country A

It is the right of an airline to take passengers


from its home country, land in a second
country, to then pick up and carry passengers
and fly on to a third country where the
passengers then deplane.

Sixth Freedom
Home

Country C

Country B

The right to carry traffic between two foreign


countries (B and C), provided the carrier
passes/touches down the home country.

Seventh Freedom
Home

Country C

Country B

The right to carry traffic from one country to


another country without going through the
home country.

Eighth Freedom
Home
Country B1

Country B2

The freedom to carry traffic between two


domestic points in a foreign country on a flight
that either originated in or is destined for the
carriers home country. Also referred to as
consecutive cabotage" privileges.

Ninth Freedom

The freedom to carry traffic between two


domestic points in a foreign country. Also
referred to as "full cabotage" or stand alone
cabotage" privileges. It involves the right of a
home country to move passengers within
another country (B).

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