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Jul 31, 2009 (newstodate): On July 7, 2009, EU signed a horizontal aviation agreement with Azerbaijan.
The agreement does not replace the bilateral agreements in place between Azerbaijan and 19 EU Member States, but brings these in line with EU law.
Most importantly, it will remove nationality restrictions in bilateral air services agreements between EU Member States and Azerbaijan, thereby allowing any EU airline to operate flights between Azerbaijan and any EU Member State if there is a bilateral air services agreement and if free traffic rights are available.
The agreement does not replace the bilateral agreements in place between Azerbaijan and 19 EU Member States, but brings these in line with EU law.
Most importantly, it will remove nationality restrictions in bilateral air services agreements between EU Member States and Azerbaijan, thereby allowing any EU airline to operate flights between Azerbaijan and any EU Member State if there is a bilateral air services agreement and if free traffic rights are available.