Russia, Cyprus liberalise bilateral rules
Russia and Cyprus have agreed to remove “all the limitations on the number of designated airlines of both sides on agreed routes” between the countries. The liberalisation was established in a memorandum of understanding signed by Russia and Cyprus aeronautical authorities March 16, 2012, but became effective in Jan 2015 after a letter exchange between the administrations. Cyprus authorities also asked Russia to allow non-Cyprus but EU carriers to operate flights on the routes. Bilateral agreements between Russia and most other countries stipulate that flights can only be operated by airlines that are owned and managed by residents of the two countries. The non-residential ownership was the main obstacle for Wizz Air to get the designation for Budapest-Moscow route after Malev ceased operations. <br/>
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Russia, Cyprus liberalise bilateral rules
Russia and Cyprus have agreed to remove “all the limitations on the number of designated airlines of both sides on agreed routes” between the countries. The liberalisation was established in a memorandum of understanding signed by Russia and Cyprus aeronautical authorities March 16, 2012, but became effective in Jan 2015 after a letter exchange between the administrations. Cyprus authorities also asked Russia to allow non-Cyprus but EU carriers to operate flights on the routes. Bilateral agreements between Russia and most other countries stipulate that flights can only be operated by airlines that are owned and managed by residents of the two countries. The non-residential ownership was the main obstacle for Wizz Air to get the designation for Budapest-Moscow route after Malev ceased operations. <br/>
