UAE signs open skies deal with Sierra Leone

The UAE has signed an open skies agreement with the Sierra Leone.

The agreement was signed by H.E Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri, minister of economy and chairman of the GCAA and Leonard Balogun Koroma, minister of transport and aviation in Sierra Leone.
The signing ceremony was also attended by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, director general of GCAA and Laila Hareb Al Muhairi, assistant director general of strategy and international affairs sector.
The two delegations agreed that any number of designated airlines of both parties will have the right to perform scheduled air services between the two countries.
The MoU allows full flexibility on the routes, capacity, number of frequencies and types of aircraft, in any type of service (passenger or cargo). The signed memorandum also includes the exercise of fifth freedom traffic rights. In addition, both Parties agreed to allow unrestricted non-scheduled / charter operations between the two countries.
Al Suwaidi stressed the importance of open sky agreements like the one signed with Sierra Leone, which will contribute to boost trade, tourism and investment between UAE and Africa.
Al Muhairi said that UAE ranks 2nd internationally on term of open skies agreements. “United Arab Emirates is driven more than ever to continue its international collaboration in air transport and shall continue its far-reaching and sound advances toward opening and liberating skies with countries of the world,” she added.
UAE now has air services agreements with over 164 countries, of which 87 are open skies agreements.