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fifth freedom rights

fifth freedom rights noun: the right of an airline of one country to land in a different country, pick up passengers, and carry them on to a third country — e.g. a British airline flying to France, collecting passengers, and taking them to Italy.

Noun

fifth freedom rights pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The right of an airline of one country to land in a different country, pick up passengers, and carry them on to a third country — e.g. a British airline flying to France, collecting passengers, and taking them to Italy.

Origin of fifth freedom rights

One of the Freedoms of the Air, defined under the Chicago Convention in 1944.

Questions about fifth freedom rights

What does fifth freedom rights mean?
Fifth freedom rights means the right of an airline of one country to land in a different country, pick up passengers, and carry them on to a third country — e.g. a British airline flying to France, collecting passengers, and taking them to Italy.
What part of speech is fifth freedom rights?
Fifth freedom rights is a noun.

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