New ICAO-LACAC air cargo liberalization agreement to bolster regional vaccine transport long-term recovery
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Montréal, 24 December 2020 – As part of their regional strategies for COVID-19 response and aviation recovery, ICAO’s two Regional Offices for the Americas (SAM and NACC) have contributed to the development and emergence of the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (LACAC)’s new multilateral agreement to liberalize air cargo services in the region.
The agreement comes into effect immediately among its ten signatories, and establishes expanded traffic rights, so-called “seventh freedom” traffic rights, permitting airlines from one LACAC Member State to provide all-cargo services between two other signatory States without restrictions on routes and capacity.