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Open Skies Agreement Between Tanzania and the United States
Fact Sheet released by the Office of Transportation Affairs |
During President Clinton's visit August 28 visit to Tanzania, Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater and Tanzanian Minister of Communications and Transport Ernest Nyand Nyanda signed an Open Skies air transport agreement establishing liberal ground rules for developing the U.S.-Tanzania aviation market. The agreement provides for immediate liberalization of scheduled passenger and all-cargo services, and full liberalization of charter services after October 31, 2001. The accord is the first air transport agreement concluded between Tanzania and the United States. It is also the first of six Open Skies agreements negotiated by the United States under the President's Partnership with Africa initiative. The text was initialed November 3, 1999 in Washington by Acting DAS Thomas J. White of the Department of State and Permanent Secretary Salim H. Msoma of the Ministry of Communications and Transport, following negotiations in Dar es Salaam and Washington. Passenger Service Scheduled air carriers of both countries gain unrestricted rights to transport passengers between the two countries, either directly or from third countries via through routes. There are no limitations on the number of airlines each government may designate to operate services in the U.S.-Tanzania aviation market. The agreement authorizes code-sharing arrangements with third-country carriers.
Charter services will be fully liberalized on October 31, 2001. Until that time, passenger charters will be subject to relevant rules and regulations of the country of origin. Cargo Service All-cargo services are to be fully liberalized immediately. The agreement provides for open designations and route descriptions and unrestricted frequencies and service points. Ground Handling Transitional provisions reflect certain commitments made by the Tanzanian government in privatizing ground-handling services on an exclusive basis at Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar airports. U.S. air carriers will be able to exercise full ground-handling rights after current contracts have expired or are otherwise terminated. [end of document]
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