Aviation Freedoms

The first Freedom :
          The right of an airline to over fly a foreign territory of the partner country without landing. this means the right to over fly one country to get to another without landing.

The Second Freedom :
           The right of the plane to make a non commercial intermediate landing. It might land for instance to take on fuel, make repairs, or change crew members, but not to discharge or take on passengers, freight or mail. This means the right of an airline to land in another country for a technical stopover, but not to pick up or drop off traffic.

The Third Freedom :
          This gives the carrier the right to take passengers, freight and mail in its home country and to discharge them in the territory of a partner country. this means the right of an airline, registered on country x to drop off traffic from country x to country y.

The Fourth Freedom :
           This consists of the right to board passengers, freight and mail of the partner country in order to transport them to the home territory of the domestic carrier concerned.......The right to carry traffic back to country x from country y.

Note: Traffic under the third and fourth freedoms are also called "Neighborhood Traffic".

The Fifth Freedom :
            It Provides the right to transport passengers, freight and mail to and from a third country or countries. The right of an airline registered in country x, to collect traffic in country y and fly onto country z, as long as the flight originates from country x.