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On May 22, 2003, the Civil Aviation Administration of China granted Singapore Cargo Airlines permission to exercise “fifth freedom rights” between Singapore and Chicago via Xiamen, Fujian province, and Nanjing, Jiangsu province, as seen in the item from 10/29 6/21 17/24 16/25 12/22 24/32 26/34 21/31 14/25 26/33 19/27 6/19 15/26 6/24 28/34 15/29 14/24 10/26 9/24 12/23 27/32 20/27 16/26 25/33 13/22 26/33 S C Sh D C O T Sh O T O T C S Sh S Sh S O D C D O T O C Shanghai Shenyang Shenzhen Shijiazhuang Suzhou Taipei Taiyuan Tianjin Urumqi Wuhan Xi'an Xiamen Xining Yantai Yinchuan Zhengzhou Zhuhai Athens Berlin Brussels Geneva Istanbul London Madrid Moscow Paris Rome Vienna 20/25 10/18 27/33 15/25 18/20 25/32 12/21 15/24 11/25 17/21 12/26 25/32 2/19 14/17 7/21 15/27 26/34 19/29 15/20 16/19 14/15 17/25 8/14 13/19 8/23 14/20 18/19 16/17 China Daily (right).
It was the first time that China had granted “fifth freedom rights” to a foreign air carrier in the cargo market.
Fifth freedoms, also known as “beyond rights”, give an airline the right to carry passengers and cargo from a country to a second country, and from that country to a third country.
The opening of such rights will help the country enhance its competitive advantage as a regional hub.
Chinese airports have been stepping up offering of fifth freedom rights to airlines in the cargo market in R R S S R C S D S D C C S R S C C S S C D C C D D D D D 18/26 7/24 27/34 16/29 16/18 26/32 7/26 15/29 13/24 14/26 11/26 25/34 5/23 12/27 8/27 14/28 27/35 19/29 15/20 15/20 13/16 16/25 13/17 13/21 13/24 13/19 18/19 16/17 D C Sh S O O S S S C C C C C S S C S C D D S D D D D R D recent years.
The Civil
Aviation Administration of China in 2006 opened all flight rights to Hong Kong and fifth freedom rights were granted to major cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou in Guangdong province and Haikou in Hainan province.
Fifth freedom rights also have become more common as airlines seek to expand their network of destinations and become more global in TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Abu Dhabi 26/42 Bangkok 28/34 Colombo 27/31 Dubai 29/41 Hanoi 26/32 Islamabad 20/37 Jakarta 25/31 Karachi 26/41 Kuala Lumpur 25/32 Manila 27/36 Mumbai 26/34 New Delhi 29/42 Pyongyang 13/25 Riyadh 23/37 Seoul 16/27 Singapore 26/32 Sydney 14/21 Teheran 21/25 Tokyo 17/28 Wellington 12/16 Yangon 25/36 S D D S D S D S D D D S R S D D C D S D D 27/39 27/34 27/31 29/39 25/30 20/38 25/32 25/40 25/34 27/35 27/34 28/41 13/22 22/36 14/23 27/32 14/21 15/22 17/24 11/14 25/36 S D D S D S D S D D D S R S R D C D D D O scope. Some airlines such as Air China Cargo and Spring Airlines have been making good use of their flight rights.
In 2007, Air China Cargo opened its first fifth freedom route from Shanghai and Beijing to Manchester in the United Kingdom via Copenhagen, Denmark. BuenosAires 11/12 Caracas 26/28 Chicago 10/21 Houston 24/31 Las Vegas 22/32 Los Angeles 15/19 Mexico city 18/23 New York 16/22 Ottawa 8/19 Rio De Janeiro 18/22 San Francisco 13/18 Sao Paulo 8/14 Vancouver 15/22 Washington 20/27 Cairo 28/43 CapeTown 13/19 Johannesburg 7/19 Lagos 27/28 Nairobi 15/24 S D C D C C D O O S C S S D S D S D D 6/10 S 26/29 C 15/23 D 24/27 D 23/32 C 16/18 C 19/21 D 14/21 D 14/17 R 18/22 S 13/17 C 6/13 S 15/22 S 19/25 D 26/37 S 13/20 D 5/17 S 26/27 D 16/22 D