Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Sri Lanka has approved a Bilateral Air Service Agreement with Serbia. Under the deal, designated airlines from both countries, which include Air Serbia, SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka, can operate up to seven weekly flights between the two countries using third and fourth freedom rights. Additionally, Air Serbia has been approved fifth freedom rights if it uses a new airport on the island's south that has failed to draw customers. The Sri Lankan government's spokesman, Rajitha Senaratne, said the Bilateral Air Service Agreement between Sri Lanka and Serbia would help develop air services and tourism. “Especially, Mattala International Airport can be used by allowing Serbian aircraft to fly to other countries”, he told a news conference. Mattala Airport has been criticised for its inability to draw airlines several years after being built with Chinese loans. The agreement also allows airlines from each country to operate unrestricted passenger charter flights between Sri Lanka and Serbia.
What are the 3&4 freedom rights?
ReplyDelete3rd - the right to fly from one's own country to another (eg Toronto – Chicago by a Canadian company).
Delete4th - the right to fly from another country to one's own (eg Toronto – Chicago by a US company)
So basically they can fly passengers in and out Sri Lanka but they can't fly them onward in either direction from there (except for that abandoned airport in the South)? I didn't knew Sri Lankans were such good negotiators.
DeletePretty much. Smart of them to make a ghost airport more appealing. Something politicians here could learn from.
DeleteTough negotiators indeed.
DeleteEpic win for Air Serbia!
ReplyDeleteGo Srbija, go!
You mean epic fail? It would mean something if they were able to get 5th freedom from Bandarnaike for the eventual stopover to BKK.
DeleteASL will be flying directly to BKK.
DeleteSri Lanka will be an independent destination.
Do you see New York being seasonal (summer only) and Bangkok/Sri Lanka seasonal winter-only?
Deletedo not forget ASL can fly to the east only via or to AUH .
DeleteWho said that?
DeleteZato AB i AZ lete sve ciljeve u Aziji preko AUH ljubomora je gadna stvar.
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Who told you that?
DeleteThat is why OU can fly South, East, North and West only via Frankfurt.
DeleteIs there an ASA in place between Serbia and Thailand?
ReplyDeleteNot yet, I think Beijing comes before Bangkok
DeleteYes, Serbia signed ASA with Thailand last year. But I don't think BKK is reasonable destination for ASL, more like codeshare with EY via AUH, same as other south and far east destinations... except for China. Now China is a fast growing tourist market for Sri Lanka, and SriLankan Airlines started new flights from CMB to Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou to cope with demand. I don't know if ASL could fly from BEG to that Mattala airport and then onwards to China, but routing doesn't make much sense and it's 65% longer than direct BEG to China.
DeleteUz jos jednu americku destinaciju bice i Aziskih sto je odlicno zbog velikog brojq turista .
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