31-Jan-2011 12:03 PM
UAE and France sign bilateral air services MoU
UAE and France signed (30-Jan-2011) a bilateral MoU on 26-Jan-2011 to increase air services between the countries. The parties agreed to add 22 weekly passenger frequencies, increasing the frequencies available to designated airlines to 57 per week. Furthermore, in addition to Paris, Nice, Lyon, Marseilles and Toulouse, the delegations agreed to add Bordeaux as a sixth point of destination in France for the services operated by the designated airlines of the UAE. The UAE delegation designated Air Arabia, in addition to Emirates and Etihad Airways as UAE national airlines under the MoU. [more]