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'The conclusion of these agreements reflect the strong commitment of both sides in establishing a fully liberal air services framework,' said Mr Lim Kim Choon (insert), CAAS director-general and chief executive officer. -- PHOTOS: SAS, ST FILE, CAAS
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SINGAPORE has signed separate open skies pacts with three Scandinavian countries that will allow their respective airlines unlimited access to each other's markets.
The agreements signed with Denmark, Norway and Sweden mean that airlines of the four countries 'will be able to fly between Singapore and any point in Scandinavia, via and beyond to any third country, without restrictions in capacity, frequency or aircraft type', said the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) on Tuesday.
'The conclusion of these agreements reflect the strong commitment of both sides in establishing a fully liberal air services framework,' said Mr Lim Kim Choon, CAAS director-general and chief executive officer.
'These agreements will also generate benefits that extend beyond the aviation sector, promoting greater trade and investment flows between Singapore and Scandinavia.'
The agreements are more liberal than the conventional open skies pacts as they allow unlimited 'hubbing' rights for cargo airlines too.
For example, a Singapore cargo airline will be allowed to base its aircraft in Scandinavia at any time, and operate to any other country without any restrictions. The same applies to Scandinavian carriers
Singapore Airlines operates weekly passenger and cargo services between Singapore and Copenhagen.
With the conclusion of the OSAs, Singapore will have open sky agreements with more than 20 countries, including 13 with European Union countries.
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