New UAE Australia air services agreement

[MarkR]

Announce yesterday, significant increases in the cap for flights between the two countries, which can be taken up by the UAE airlines in Oct 2016.

Under the new arrangements announced on Friday Dubai-based Emirates will be able to operate 105 services to Australia each week to the four major gateways of Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, an increase of seven from the previous agreement.

Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has also received seven additional frequencies to Australia’s four largest airports, lifting its cap to 56 flights a week.

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Australian carriers have also received an additional 14 frequencies for flights to the UAE and beyond under the new bilateral and are now able to operate up to 156 flights a week

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