United States and Saudi Arabia Initial Open Skies Agreement

April 19, 2011 at 9:30 am | Posted in Aviation Law | Leave a comment

by P.J. Blount with the blog faculty

Source – The State Department:

United States and Saudi Arabia Initial Open Skies Agreement

Media Note
Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC
April 18, 2011

On April 18, the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia initialed the U.S.-Saudi Arabia Open Skies Agreement. The Agreement, which will be applied on the basis of comity and reciprocity pending its entry into force, will liberalize our bilateral aviation relationship.

This agreement strengthens and expands our already strong trade and tourism links with Saudi Arabia, and will benefit American and Saudi Arabian businesses and travelers. It will expand air service and encourage vigorous price competition by airlines, while safeguarding aviation safety and security.

For more information about Open Skies, please visit: http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/tra/ata/.

PRN: 2011/597