Singapore has signed new Air Services Agreements (ASAs) with five different countries, including its first ever with Cuba.
\nIn a statement on October 28, 2024, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) confirmed that ASAs had been signed with Cuba, along with the Dominican Republic, Kazakhstan, Seychelles and Switzerland.
\nThe agreements were formalized at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN), which took place in Kuala Lumpur from October 21 to October 25, 2024.
\nAccording to CAAS\u2019 statement the ASA with Cuba \u201callows airlines of both countries to operate air services without restrictions on capacity, frequency, and routing\u201d.
\nMeanwhile, an existing agreement with Kazakhstan has been upgraded, in order to \u201callow airlines of both countries to carry passengers and cargo via any intermediate points and to any beyond points between the two countries, without restrictions on aircraft type, capacity and routing\u201d.
\nPreviously, the agreement only allowed airlines to carry passengers and cargo between the two countries.
\nASAs signed with the Dominican Republic in 2016, Seychelles in 2012 and Switzerland in 1969 have also been updated.
\nOn the three updates, CASS said: \u201cThe ASAs modernise the previous agreements to meet the current needs of the aviation industry, including updated administrative procedures to remove outdated regulations and facilitate business opportunities. They also include provisions allowing airlines to engage in intermodal code-sharing arrangements with surface transport providers.\u201d
\nWhile Singapore does not currently operate direct flights to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Kazakhstan and Seychelles, CASS said that the ASAs \u201csignal the desire of the countries to enhance connectivity and put in place the enabling conditions for their airlines to mount flights when they are ready\u201d.
\nHan Kok Juan, Director-General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said, \u201cSingapore welcomes the signing of the air services agreements with Cuba, Dominican Republic, Kazakhstan, Seychelles and Switzerland. They lay the foundation for better air connectivity and closer economic and people-to-people ties between Singapore and these five countries and will further enhance Singapore\u2019s position as a global air hub.\u201d
\nSingapore and Switzerland are connected via 14 weekly flights operated by Swiss and Singapore Airlines.
\nSingapore has signed ASAs with over 140 countries and territories, more than 80 of them being Open Skies Agreements. \u00a0 – Aerotime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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