The United Arab Emirates has signed an Air Services Agreement (ASA) with the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, on Sunday the 16th January 2011 in Dubai, to enhance the cooperation in Air Transport between the two countries.
The agreement was signed by Eng. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Ministry of Economy and Chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority, and H.E Yahia Weled Hadmin, Minister of Transport of Mauritania Republic. The signing ceremony was attended by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director General of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and Abu Baker Al Siddiq Weled Mohammed Al Hassan, Director General of the National Civil Aviation Agency of Mauritania.
The ASA agreement consists of (23) articles includes, grant of rights, designation of Air Carriers for each country, principles governing operations of agreed services, customs duties and other charges, Aviation Safety and Security, and settlement of disputes. It also includes articles for exchange of information, transfer of funds, commercial activities, code sharing and user charges.
The signed agreement allows unrestricted frequencies, capacity and types of aircraft, whether owned, interchanged or leased, to be operated by the Designated Airlines of each country in any type of service (passenger or cargo) on the route between the UAE and Republic of Mauritania.
The agreement also includes, in addition to the third and fourth freedoms, the practice of fifth freedom traffic rights on intermediate and beyond points of their choice without any restriction while operating any type of services (passenger and/or cargo, separately or in combination).
