Just days after US President Joe Biden cancelled a trip to Luanda, Angola, the two countries have announced the signing of an open skies agreement.
- The agreement includes unrestricted capacity and frequency of services for both passenger and all-cargo carriers, open route rights, an open charter regime, self-handling provisions, and open code-sharing opportunities.
- The US has more than 135 similar Open Skies agreements that enable US air carriers to operate and expand flight networks beyond US borders.
- Despite Biden’s cancellation, Angola remains an important node in Washington’s strategic interests in the global competition for the region’s raw materials.
“By concluding this pro-consumer, pro-growth, pro-competition agreement, Angola joins a community of partners committed to maintaining an open and modern air services agreement as well as high standards of aviation safety and security,” the US Department of State said in a statement on Monday.
