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Old 8th August 2004 | 13:01
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opsbod
 
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From: EMA
Sorry,

But it is highly unlikely to ever happen. Outside of the EU an operator from one country is bound by the 5 freedoms of aviation. Inside the EU we have an Open-skies policy.

For a 5th Freedom flight, that is the carriage of passengers or cargo from a state other than the operators own to another country which is not the operators state requires the legal approval of the two states involved.

Since all the states in your question have their own resident airlines it is highly unlikely that approval would ever be granted.
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