§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the countries for which permission has been granted for aircraft to operate by his Department. [19082]
§ Mr. NorrisThe United Kingdom has agreements with the following countries, in addition to those of the European Economic Area, for the operation of air services:
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
398 - Bahrain
- Bangaladesh
- Barbados
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Ivory Coast
- Iran
- Israel
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Korea (South)
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liberia
- Lithuania
- Macedonia
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nepal
- New Zealand
399 - Nigeria
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovak Republic
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- St. Lucia
- Sudan
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Zaire
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe.
In addition to these, the Department of Transport has issued permits to the airlines of Rwanda, Swaziland and Taiwan for the operation of air services to the United Kingdom.