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UAE, Sierra Leone ink open skies agreement

The agreement was signed by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy and chairman of the GCAA, and Leonard Balogun Koroma, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Transport and Aviation.

Dubai: The UAE, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority, or GCAA, has signed an open skies agreement with the government of Sierra Leone.

The agreement was signed by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy and chairman of the GCAA, and Leonard Balogun Koroma, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Transport and Aviation. The signing ceremony was also attended by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, director-general of the GCAA, and Laila Hareb Al Muhairi, assistant director-general of the 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 MoU 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.