§ 27. Sir Sydney ChapmanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions which non-United Kingdom and non-United States carriers have received further fifth freedom rights from the UK in the last year; and which applications are still outstanding. [120167]
§ Mr. MullinIn the last year the UK has granted new fifth freedom traffic rights, or additional frequencies to existing rights, to the designated airline or airlines of the following countries:
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Greece
- India
- Luxembourg
- Mauritius
- Namibia
- Pakistan
- Uganda.
Requests for new fifth freedom rights are often made in the course of negotiations but are then not pursued.