OMAN: CAA Signs Air Service Agreements With Botswana, Angola

MUSCAT, Oman

  • Oman signed an Air Services Agreement with Botswana during the State Visit of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik.
  • Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, signed for Oman and Keoagile Atamelang, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, signed for Botswana.
  • The agreement regulates operational and technical aspects of air transport services between the two countries on open-skies principles allowing unlimited direct flights.
  • The agreement comprises 23 articles covering economic principles of air transport, regulatory and technical cooperation in civil aviation, a route schedule for passenger and cargo services, and code sharing arrangements.
  • Anwar bin Hilal Al Jabri, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, signed for Oman and Téte António, Minister of External Relations, signed for Angola.
  • The Civil Aviation Authority expands Oman’s network of air transport agreements to support air transport movement and civil aviation cooperation worldwide.
  • The agreement with Angola is based on open-skies principles allowing designated airlines unlimited direct flights between the countries.
  • There are currently no scheduled flights, either passenger or cargo, between Oman and either of Angola or Botswana

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