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Apr 7, 2006 (newstodate): The recently signed new aviation agreement between UK and Russia will open up venues for a significant increase in passenger and cargo traffic between the parties.
As earlier reported, BMI has gained license to operate alongside British Airways as the second UK carrier on the main London-Moscow route.
The agreement also permits the number of services on the route to increase to a maximum of 70 per week, twice the current volume, shared evenly between airlines from the two sides.
The volume of services on the Manchester-Moscow route will increase to 14 weekly services, evenly shared.
Also agreed upon are new services from Moscow to Liverpool and Birmingham, from London to Kaliningrad and Kasjnoyarsk, from London through Ekaterinburg to points beyond Russia, and from any point in the UK to any additional new point in Russia to be nominated by the UK side.
The agreement also allows for two airlines from each side to operate up to 14 all-cargo services per week between the UK and Russia, shared by the two sides.
UK airlines will receive a substantial increase in the number of services they are permitted to fly through Russian airspace on routes to the FAr East, and UK and Russian carriers may enter code-share agreements on each other's services.
The two parties also agreed to start work immediately on a complete new Air Services Treaty governing aviation relations between the two countries, to replace the existing one dating from 1957.
As earlier reported, BMI has gained license to operate alongside British Airways as the second UK carrier on the main London-Moscow route.
The agreement also permits the number of services on the route to increase to a maximum of 70 per week, twice the current volume, shared evenly between airlines from the two sides.
The volume of services on the Manchester-Moscow route will increase to 14 weekly services, evenly shared.
Also agreed upon are new services from Moscow to Liverpool and Birmingham, from London to Kaliningrad and Kasjnoyarsk, from London through Ekaterinburg to points beyond Russia, and from any point in the UK to any additional new point in Russia to be nominated by the UK side.
The agreement also allows for two airlines from each side to operate up to 14 all-cargo services per week between the UK and Russia, shared by the two sides.
UK airlines will receive a substantial increase in the number of services they are permitted to fly through Russian airspace on routes to the FAr East, and UK and Russian carriers may enter code-share agreements on each other's services.
The two parties also agreed to start work immediately on a complete new Air Services Treaty governing aviation relations between the two countries, to replace the existing one dating from 1957.