Montenegro agrees unrestricted Open Skies with UAE

The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has signed an open skies agreement with Montenegro in the former Yugolslavia.
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The agreement was signed last week by Saif Al Suwaidi, director general of GCAA and Mirel Radić Ljubisavljević,Montenegro's deputy minister for Air and Road Transport of  in Podgorica last week.

Representatives from Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Etihad Airways and Emirates Airline took part in the negotiations.

Under the agreement, The UAE team designated Emirates, Etihad, Air Arabia, RAK Airways and FlyDubai as the national airlines, while the Montenegro delegation named Montenegro Airlines as its designated airline.

The MoU allows full unrestricted flexibility on the routes, capacity, number of frequencies and types of aircraft, in any type of service (passenger or cargo). The signed memorandum also includes the exercise of fifth freedom traffic rights.