# [Third Freedom]{.underline}

The right or privilege, in respect of scheduled international air
services, granted by one State to another State to put down, in the
territory of the first State, traffic coming from the home state of the
carrier.

-   *UA can fly US-originating passengers between US and UK*

-   *BA can fly UK-originating passengers between UK and France*

# [Fourth Freedom]{.underline}

The right or privilege, in respect of scheduled international air
services, granted by one State to another State to take on, in the
territory of the first State, traffic destined for the home State of the
carrier.

-   *UA can fly UK-originating passengers between UK and US*

-   *BA can fly France-originating passengers between France and UK*

# [Fifth Freedom]{.underline} (a*ka local traffic rights)*

The right or privilege, in respect of scheduled international air
services, granted by one State to another State to put down and to take
on, in the territory of the first State, traffic coming from or destined
to a third State.

-   *UA can fly between US and France, stopping in UK to let
    UK-originating passengers board and US-originating passengers
    deplane (e.g. a one-stop flight)*

# [Sixth Freedom]{.underline}

The right or privilege, in respect of scheduled international air
services, of transporting, via the home State of the carrier, traffic
moving between two other States.

-   *BA can fly US-originating passengers to France, via London (e.g.
    passengers can deplane in London, but none can board)*

# [Seventh Freedom]{.underline}

The right or privilege, in respect of scheduled international air
services, granted by one State to another State, of transporting traffic
between the territory of the granting State and any third State with no
requirement to include on such operation any point in the territory of
the recipient State.

-   *UA can fly UK-originating passengers to France without including a
    US-based segment on the flight (More likely within EU; BA can fly
    from France to Spain without a UK segment)*

# [Cabotage]{.underline}

Coastwise carriage of traffic of traffic by foreign carriers which could
be equated with domestic traffic, involving no origination, stopover, or
termination outside the territory of one State.

**[Eighth Freedom]{.underline} (consecutive cabotage) (like 5^th^
freedom, but 2 stops in same country)**

The right or privilege, in respect of scheduled international air
services, of transporting cabotage traffice between two points in the
territory of the granting State on a service which originates or
terminates in the home territory of the foreign carrier or (in
conjunction with the Seventh Freedom) outside the territory of the
granting State.

-   *UA can fly from New York to Berlin via Frankfurt*

-   *BA can fly from London to Las Vegas via Chicago*

**[Ninth Freedom]{.underline} (stand alone cabotage) (like 7^th^
freedom, but within a country)**

The right or privilege of transporting cabotage traffic of the granting
state on a service performed entirely within the territory of the
granting State.

-   *UA can fly passengers from London to Glasgow*

-   *BA can fly passengers from New York to Los Angeles*