FREEDOMS OF THE

AIR
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRAVEL
ASSOCIATION

INTRODUCTION ABOUT IATA

IATA was founded in Havana, Cuba in April
1945.
IATA mission statement
Represent And Serve The Airline Industry
Aim was twofold: ensuring that fares and rates
would not involve cut throat competition, while
ensuring that they could be set as low as possible
in the interest of consumers.

MISSION STATEMENT

IATA GOALS

SAFETY AND SECURITY

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
USER CHARGES
FUEL COSTS
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITIONS
PUBLICATIONS

Bilateral Agreement
Each state Designates scheduled Air Carriers. The
important part of these Agreement specifies the
Cities which may be served by the Designated
Airlines.These Rights including the Right to over fly
or makes stops for technical reasons only in an other
country are known as the Freedoms of the Air.
A Few examples will explain these are Concerned
with operation of an Airline of country A
.ANNEXURE 2

Rules of the Air

First Freedom
The right of an airline of a country (A) to fly across the
Territory of an another country (A) to fly across the
territory of the another country (B) without
landing(=Over fly)

Over fly
Flight LH1508 (Germany) from FRA to MIL overflies
Switzerland

Second Freedom
The Right of an Airline Country (A) to land in the territory of another country (B) for
non- Traffic Purposes I.e. Refueling

B
Technical Stop

Flt JL068 (Japan) from TYO to RIO Technical Stop in LAX

Third Freedom
The Right of an Airline of a Country (A) to set down in
Another Country (B) Passengers, Mail and Cargo
Coming from home Country of the Airline (A)

B
Set Down

Flt PE006 (New Zealand) from AKL to LAX

Fourth Freedom
The right of an Airline of the country(A) to pick up in
another Country (B) Passenger, Mail and Cargo

Destined for home country of the Airline (A)

Set Down

B
Pick up

Flt PE005 (New Zealand) from LAX to AKL

Fifth Freedom
The right of an Airline of a country (A) to carry
Passenger, Mail and Cargo from a Point of origin in a
foreign country (B) to A point of destination in
another foreign country (C)

Pick up
Set Down

Flt QF005 Qantas (Australia) BKK to AMS

Sixth Freedom
A term Sometimes Applied to the type of Fifth Freedom
Traffic in which Passengers, Mail and Cargo are Carried
from Point to Point of Origin in a Foreign Country (B) to
a Point of Destination in another Foreign Country (C) via
the Home Country of the Airline (A)

B
Pick up

A
Via

Set Down

Flt CO(Continental USA) 004 MEX to Lon Via WAS

Seventh Freedom
Cabotage: The right to Carry Traffic wholly within a Country or
between that Country and any of the wholly owned overseas
Territories, or between any of its wholly owned overseas
Territories. Not so readily Available today as more and more
Territories become Independent and the Cabotage status is
automatically relinquished.

Pick up and Set Down

Thank you