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Old 20th Oct 2019, 13:32
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davidjohnson6
 
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Fifth Freedom from UK

Assume Brexit happens and the UK leaves the EU at some point. No, I am not asking for a debate on Brexit - this is purely about Fifth Freedom Flights as per the title

Should we expect 5th freedom flights to start from the UK by airlines not based in the EU ?
I notice that Belgrade and Zurich have seen a few non-EU carriers offer shorthaul flights with full traffic rights in recent years (Hainan, Etihad, Korean and Sichuan for example) and am wondering if the UK might see exotic metal on short haul flights / tag-on flights *with traffic rights*, such as RwandaAir on Gatwick-Brussels

To repeat, please don't start a debate on Brexit - the focus is on 5th freedom flights by non-EU airlines from the UK after an (assumed) Brexit happens
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