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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 26.59 Total trade 
(million US$) 3,296 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 765,824 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 26.0 Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 3.0 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.42 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.01 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.11 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 77 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 3.9 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 6,707 Trade per capita 
(US$) 124 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 40 (6) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 2 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 3.0 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.02 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 49.1 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 1 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 1 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 3.4 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 252 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 720 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 103,159 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) CRS;  Maint  Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-18 
Size 
(km²) 143,000 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.02 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) ... MFN exemptions on air 
transport services 0 National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 186 Travel services 
(million US$) 384 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of bilateral FTAs 0 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 12 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 1 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 0 
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Chart 1  
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(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
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(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
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(percentage, 2005) 
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  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
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 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
INDIA 26/11/1964 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 801 500001-1000000 
BANGLADESH 02/04/1976 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 674 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 29/10/1998 Yes 12 10.5 17.5 15.0 o 2964 1-500000 
UNITED KINGDOM 03/03/1994 No 8 7.0 7.0 11.0 o 7343 1-500000 
CHINA 19/08/2003 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 3161 1-500000 
SINGAPORE 15/06/1984 Yes 17 21.5 14.5 15.5 o 3542 1-500000 
JAPAN 17/02/1993 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 5166 1-500000 
PAKISTAN 24/08/1976 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 1341 1-500000 
AUSTRIA 28/11/1997 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 6238 1-500000 
MYANMAR 26/08/1996 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 1649 1-500000 
MACAO, CHINA 19/02/1998 No 18 22.5 22.5 20.5 o 2906 1-500000 
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 10/07/1986 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4033 1-500000 
 
  
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or Territories Traffic range  Countries or Territories Traffic range 
Thailand 1-500000  Saudi Arabia 1-500000 
United Arab Emirates 1-500000  Bhutan 1-500000 
Qatar 1-500000  Bahrain 1-500000 
Malaysia 1-500000  Oman 1-500000 
 
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 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 
 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade1 (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 0.18 Total trade 
(million US$) 5,398 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 500001-
1000000 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 34.0 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.00 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.02 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.10 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 43 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 36.0 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) ... Trade per capita 
(US$) 29,845 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) ... Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 1 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 29.0 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) ... Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) ... Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) ... Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 35.0 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) ... Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 2,631 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) ... Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 34-34 
Size 
(km²) 800 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.06 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 96 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services 0 National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 226 Travel services 
(million US$) 1,214 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 74 Number of bilateral FTAs 0 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 1 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) 7 Number of regional FTAs 1 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 0 
 
                                                      
1 Netherlands Antilles are not a WTO Member, but the Kingdom of th e Netherlands has submitted a serv ices Schedule of Specific Co mmitments with respect to the Netherlands Antilles, 
contained in document GATS/SC/3.    S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
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(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
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(percentage, 2005) 
>25
100%
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 6
100%
 
  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
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5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
UNITED STATES 14/07/1998 Yes 34 36. 0 29.0 35.0 i 3227 500001-1000000 
 
  
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or territories  Traffic range   Countries or territories  Traffic range  
Netherlands 1-500000  Barbados 1-500000 
Aruba 1-500000  Suriname 1-500000 
Guadeloupe 1-500000  Ecuador 1-500000 
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1-500000  Dominica 1-500000 
France 1-500000  Saint Lucia 1-500000 
British Virgin Islands 1-500000  Guyana 1-500000 
Dominican Republic 1-500000  Peru 1-500000 
Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela 1-500000  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1-500000 
Jamaica 1-500000  Grenada 1-500000 
Antigua and Barbuda 1- 500000  Montserrat 1-500000 
Trinidad and Tobago 1-500000  Haiti 1-500000 
Anguilla 1-500000  Ma rtinique 1-500000 
Colombia 1-500000  Puerto Rico ... 
Canada 1-500000  US Virgin Islands ... 
 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 16.28 Total trade 
(million US$) 727,651 WASA traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 8,569,765 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 4.1 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(Standard) 14.8 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.26 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 3.25 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 1.23 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 115 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 18.9 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 578,979 Trade per capita 
(US$) 44,691 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 245 (196) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 12.8 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 1.40 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 125.7 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 5 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 16.7 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 35,560 Commercial 
services trade (million US$) 140,348 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 76,006 Air transport services sectors 
committed (out of 4) CRS;  
Sell/Mark;  
Maint Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-25 
Size 
(km²) 33,880 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 3.25 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 7,350 (2002) MFN exemptions on air 
transport services CRS;  
Sell/Mark National 
ownership regime
(2004) Community 
of interest1,2 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 481 Travel services 
(million US$) 26,657 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 5,061 (2002) Number of bilateral FTAs 243 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 83 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) 1,079 (2002) Number of regional FTAs 23 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO (2006) 3 
                                                      
1 In dealing with airline designation in the future, Netherlands are willing, on a case by case basis, to accept criteria other than the traditional ownership and control for itself and its foreign 
partners.   
2 The airline has to be established in the territory of Nether lands under the Treaty establishing the European Community;  has t o have received an Operating Licence in accordance with 
European Community law;  effective regulatory control of the ai rline has to be exercised and maintained by the European Communi ty Member State responsible for issuing its Air Operators 
Certificate;  and the relevant aeronautical authority has to be clearly identif ied in the designation (Commission Decision of 2 9 March 2005 on approving the standard cl auses for inclusion in bilateral 
Air Service Agreements betw een Member States and third countri es jointly laid down by the Commission and the Member States.   
3 Via EC membership.   S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Chart 1  
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(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
0-4
10%
5-9
15%
10-14
29%15-19
14%20-25
32%
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o
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A
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  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
46133956
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000
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01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000
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8570
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000
8570
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000
7626944
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5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
UNITED STATES 18/08/1987 Yes 25 28.5 21.5 27.0 G 5866 2500001-3000000 
SWITZERLAND 07/03/1949 Yes 15 20. 0 13.0 17.5 F 628 500001-1000000 
TURKEY 17/09/1971 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 2210 500001-1000000 
NORWAY 18/10/1962 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 916 1-500000 
CANADA 02/06/1989 Yes 18 22.5 15.5 20.5 o 5988 1-500000 
THAILAND 29/04/1971 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 9185 1-500000 
CHINA 23/05/1996 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 7831 1-500000 
JAPAN 17/02/1953 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 9303 1-500000 
SOUTH AFRICA 26/05/1992 Yes 16 20.5 13.5 18.5 o 9694 1-500000 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 17/06/1958 Yes 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 i 2155 1-500000 
MOROCCO 20/05/1959 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 2244 1-500000 
INDONESIA 12/07/1966 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 11362 1-500000 
INDIA 24/05/1951 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6363 1-500000 
EGYPT 05/08/1965 Yes 12 17.0 10.0 14.5 i 3284 1-500000 
ISRAEL 23/10/1950 Yes 8 13.5 6.5 7.0 i 3296 1-500000 
KENYA 03/05/1979 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6674 1-500000 
MEXICO 06/12/1971 Yes 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 9229 1-500000 
SINGAPORE 29/12/1966 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 10510 1-500000 
ROMANIA 27/08/1957 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 1790 1-500000 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 31/07/1990 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 5171 1-500000 
NIGERIA 26/01/1983 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5110 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 17/09/1986 Yes 20 24.0 24.0 22.0 i 9291 1-500000 
MALAYSIA 15/12/1966 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 10202 1-500000 
GHANA 30/07/1960 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 5230 1-500000 
BRAZIL 06/07/1976 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 9811 1-500000 
AUSTRALIA 25/09/1951 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 16658 1-500000 
 
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IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF 31/10/1949 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 4071 1-500000 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 24/06/1970 Yes 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 8573 1-500000 
PHILIPPINES 08/05/1969 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 E 10399 1-500000 
BULGARIA 07/02/1958 Yes 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 1745 1-500000 
ICELAND 22/03/1950 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 2023 1-500000 
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 13/10/2001 Yes 18 15.5 19.0 20.0 i 3266 1-500000 
COSTA RICA 21/12/1994 Yes 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 9069 1-500000 
TANZANIA 03/02/1979 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 3.5 o 7351 1-500000 
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 13/03/1957 No 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 1416 1-500000 
JORDAN 24/08/1961 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 3376 1-500000 
TUNISIA 19/03/1959 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 1776 1-500000 
PERU 22/09/1952 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 10.0 D 10543 1-500000 
SRI LANKA 14/09/1953 Yes 15 20.0 13.0 17.5 F 8388 1-500000 
ARGENTINA 02/11/1984 No 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 i 11467 1-500000 
ECUADOR 14/12/1954 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 9589 1-500000 
SAUDI ARABIA 13/02/1985 Yes 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 A 4670 1-500000 
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA 14/12/1953 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 2281 1-500000 
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 03/07/1967 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 7488 1-500000 
LEBANON 20/09/1949 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 i 3186 1-500000 
CAPE VERDE 21/12/1988 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 4863 1-500000 
KUWAIT 07/01/1973 Yes 8 13.5 6.5 7.0 i 4345 1-500000 
FYR MACEDONIA 06/02/1997 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 3.5 A 1695 1-500000 
BOLIVARIAN REP. OF 
VENEZUELA 16/05/1988 Yes 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 i 7855 1-500000 
SIERRA LEONE 13/06/1967 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 i 5152 1-500000 
JAMAICA 09/06/1994 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 E 7885 1-500000 
OMAN 23/11/1982 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5519 1-500000 
PAKISTAN 17/07/1952 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5692 1-500000 
BAHRAIN 22/03/1989 Yes 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 4779 1-500000 
QATAR 06/12/1980 Yes 9 14.5 7.5 8.0 i 4918 1-500000 
MAURITIUS 15/11/1973 No 8 13.5 6.5 7.0 i 9536 1-500000 
UGANDA 21/05/1969 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 6337 1-500000 
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GUATEMALA 15/12/1977 No 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 9094 1-500000 
SENEGAL 27/07/1977 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4641 1-500000 
SUDAN 12/02/1956 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 4765 1-500000 
PANAMA 24/09/1987 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 E 8849 1-500000 
ZAMBIA 23/02/1983 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7877 1-500000 
CAMEROON 07/09/1971 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5432 1-500000 
MALAWI 29/01/1987 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 7887 1-500000 
BARBADOS 27/11/1992 Yes 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 B 7144 1-500000 
GABON 14/10/1969 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5799 1-500000 
UZBEKISTAN 17/10/1995 No 7 6.0 6.0 6.5 i 4880 1-500000 
BANGLADESH 03/11/1973 No 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 7652 1-500000 
MYANMAR 25/05/1977 No 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 8631 1-500000 
CÔTE D'IVOIRE 09/10/1963 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5299 1-500000 
URUGUAY 21/11/1979 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 11372 1-500000 
CONGO 03/02/1969 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6373 1-500000 
GUINEA 09/03/1960 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 5119 1-500000 
TOGO 17/03/1981 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5150 1-500000 
CONGO, DEM. REPUBLIC OF 20/03/1970 No 12 17.0 10.0 14.5 i 6381 1-500000 
SEYCHELLES 28/05/1985 No 4 3.5 3.5 3.5 o 7921 1-500000 
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 17/01/1996 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 10917 1-500000 
BOTSWANA 10/10/1989 No 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 8822 1-500000 
PARAGUAY 07/02/1974 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 10548 1-500000 
MACAO, CHINA 16/11/1994 No 9 8.0 15.0 8.5 o 9255 1-500000 
AFGHANISTAN 16/10/1958 No 8 13.5 6.5 7.0 i 5361 1-500000 
LIBERIA 28/11/1958 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 5319 1-500000 
IRAQ 16/12/1954 No 15 20.0 13.0 17.5 F 3788 <1 
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Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or territories  Traffic range   Countries or territories  Traffic range  
Netherlands Antilles 1-500000  Taipei, Chinese 1-500000 
Suriname 1-500000  Serbia and Montenegro 1-500000 
Ukraine 1-500000  Georgia 1-500000 
Aruba 1-500000  Ethiopia 1-500000 
Croatia 1-500000  Armenia 1-500000 
Kazakhstan 1-500000  Eritrea 1-500000 
Dominican Republic 1-500000  Maldives 1-500000 
Cuba 1-500000    
 
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 NEW ZEALAND 
 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 4.06 Total trade 
(million US$) 56,941 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 7,211,401 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 10.3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 13.4 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.06 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.25 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 1.03 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 90 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 17.6 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 98,944 Trade per capita 
(US$) 14,021 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 155 (65) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 12.0 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.24 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 57.5 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 4 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 2 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 13.8 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 24,364 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 14,587 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 7,328,657 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) CRS;  
Sell/Mark  Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-50 
Size 
(km²) 267,990 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.34 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) ... MFN exemptions on air 
transport services 0 National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 15 Travel services 
(million US$) 7,339 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of bilateral FTAs 3 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 34 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 1 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 1 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
0-4
9% 5-9
1%
10-14
77%>25
12%
15-19
0%
20-25
1%
 i
1%
F
12%
D
55%G
13%o
4%A
2%
E
6%
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7%
 2
82%5
0%6
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4
7%1
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  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
9466265
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000
8826330
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000
302642621057
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000
90649731333
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000
547660857
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000
30464166
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000
47208
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000
8756336
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000
6323889
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000
 
 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
AUSTRALIA 25/07/1961 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 2333 3500001-4000000 
UNITED STATES 18/06/1997 Yes 34 36. 0 29.0 35.0 G 14546 500001-1000000 
UNITED KINGDOM 04/10/1982 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 19147 1-500000 
FIJI 19/11/1994 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 2930 1-500000 
SINGAPORE 27/11/1997 Yes 44 45.0 45.0 44.5 G 8614 1-500000 
JAPAN 18/01/1980 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 9576 1-500000 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 10/05/1993 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 10294 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 22/02/1991 Yes 12 10.5 17.5 15.0 o 9632 1-500000 
CHINA 21/10/1993 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 11041 1-500000 
COOK ISLANDS 21/06/1986 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 3475 1-500000 
THAILAND 05/08/1987 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 9873 1-500000 
MALAYSIA 06/12/1989 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 8929 1-500000 
SAMOA 23/06/1978 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 3405 1-500000 
TONGA 26/11/1980 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 2734 1-500000 
GERMANY 02/11/1987 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 18825 1-500000 
INDIA 26/08/1997 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 12761 1-500000 
CANADA 04/09/1985 No 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 i 14308 1-500000 
SOUTH AFRICA 19/08/1997 No 20 24.0 17.0 22.0 o 11004 1-500000 
INDONESIA 31/05/1988 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 7799 1-500000 
CHILE 01/12/1992 Yes 25 28.5 21.5 27.0 G 9138 1-500000 
FRANCE 09/11/1967 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 19264 1-500000 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 01/03/1998 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 14270 1-500000 
ARGENTINA 13/12/1985 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 9729 1-500000 
VANUATU 14/07/1989 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 3015 1-500000 
SWITZERLAND 08/09/1999 No 41 42.0 42.0 41.5 G 19007 1-500000 
VIET NAM 17/10/2003 No 18 22.5 22.5 20.5 o 10081 1-500000 
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 04/03/1999 Yes 50 50.0 50.0 50.0 G 8084 1-500000 
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Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
MEXICO 14/05/1999 No 15 13.0 20.0 17.5 o 11207 1-500000 
BELGIUM 04/06/1999 No 15 13.0 20.0 17.5 o 19012 1-500000 
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 15/02/1994 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 4699 1-500000 
SOLOMON ISLANDS 30/05/1990 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 4131 1-500000 
LUXEMBOURG 02/11/1992 No 20 24.0 17.0 22.0 o 18989 1-500000 
MACAO, CHINA 09/03/1995 No 28 31.0 31.0 29.5 o 9670 1-500000 
NAURU 05/08/1980 No 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 4931 1-500000 
 
 
 
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or Territories Traffic range  Countries or Territories Traffic range 
Taipei, Chinese 1-500000  Niue 1-500000 
French Polynesia 1-500000  Brazil 1-500000 
New Caledonia 1-500000  Norfolk Island ... 
 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 5.38 Total trade 
(million US$) 4,417 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 358,575 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 41.7 Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 26.5 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.08 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.02 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.05 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 49 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 29.7 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 4,555 Trade per capita 
(US$) 822 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 4 (0) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 22.7 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.01 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 97.0 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 1 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 28.0 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 847 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 613 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) ... Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) Maint;  
Other1 Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 6-28 
Size 
(km²) 121,400 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.01 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 94 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services 0 National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 44 Travel services 
(million US$) 281 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 69 Number of bilateral FTAs 4 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 5 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) 18 (1999) Number of regional FTAs 3 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 1 
 
                                                      
1 Rental of aircraft with crew (CPC 734);  Supporting services for air transport (CPC 8868**).  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
5-9
2%10-14
5%
>25
93%
 i
1%E
4%C
2%
G
93%
 3
0%
6
92%4
4%7
4%
 
  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
33623
050100150200250300350400
33128
050100150200250300350400
331235
050100150200250300350400
331523
050100150200250300350400
359
050100150200250300350400
34613
050100150200250300350400
359
050100150200250300350400
359
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 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
UNITED STATES 08/05/1997 Yes 28 31.0 24.0 29.5 G 3408 1-500000 
SPAIN 24/07/1992 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 8524 1-500000 
CUBA 06/03/1980 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 1293 1-500000 
PERU 14/10/1959 No 11 16.5 9.5 10.0 i 2881 1-500000 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 19/03/1980 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 10877 1-500000 
 
 
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or Territories Traffic range  Countries or Territories Traffic range 
Guatemala 1-500000  Honduras 1-500000 
Costa Rica 1-500000  Panama 1-500000 
El Salvador 1-500000  Puerto Rico ... 
 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 13.50 Total trade 
(million US$) 1,362 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 54,679 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 44.3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 4.9 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.21 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.01 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.01 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 7 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 6.0 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 3,081 Trade per capita 
(US$) 101 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 1 (0) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 4.1 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.01 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 44.2 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 2 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 7.1 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 228 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 335 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) ... Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-12 
Size 
(km²) 1,266,700 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.01 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 22 (2003) MFN exemptions on air 
transport services 0 National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 11 Travel services 
(million US$) 52 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 13 (1997) Number of bilateral FTAs 0 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 8 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 2 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 2 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
0-4
72%5-9
1%10-14
27%
 i
62%A
29%E
8%B
1%
 1
95%4
5%5
0%
 
  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
154
01020304050
55
01020304050
3124
01020304050
4410
01020304050
55
01020304050
3916
01020304050
55
01020304050
55
01020304050
1540
01020304050
 
 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
TOGO 28/02/1980 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 i 824 1-500000 
BENIN 18/01/1979 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 795 1-500000 
MALI 15/01/1964 Yes 12 17.0 10.0 14.5 i 1095 1-500000 
MOROCCO 07/11/1982 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 2453 1-500000 
BELGIUM 19/08/1963 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 4157 1-500000 
TUNISIA 18/10/1966 No 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 B 2717 1-500000 
ISRAEL 10/06/1962 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 3912 1-500000 
PAKISTAN 07/06/1977 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7445 <1 
 
 
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or territories Traffic range  Countries or territories Traffic range 
France 1-500000  Sudan 1-500000 
Burkina Faso 1-500000  Senegal 1-500000 
Côte d'Ivoire 1-500000  Chad 1-500000 
Nigeria 1-500000  Algeria 1-500000 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1-500000  Cameroon 1-500000 
 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 128.71 Total trade 
(million US$) 43,058 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 751,738 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 118.4 Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 7.5 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 2.02 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.19 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.11 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 32 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 13.3 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 72,053 Trade per capita 
(US$) 335 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 117 (77) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 6.3 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.17 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 59.8 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 4 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 8.0 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 560 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 8,305 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 529,006 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-28 
Size 
(km²) 910,770 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.19 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) ... MFN exemptions on air 
transport services 0 National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 141 Travel services 
(million US$) 1,182 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of bilateral FTAs 0 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 20 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 2 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 2 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
5-9
70%10-14
28%0-4
0%>25
2%
 E
28%
C
69%A
0%i
3%
 1
63%
3
0%4
35%7
0%6
2%5
0%
 
  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
12740
0100200300400500600700
12740
0100200300400500600700
74012
0100200300400500600700
127319
0100200300400500600700
752
0100200300400500600700
219533
0100200300400500600700
752
0100200300400500600700
12740
0100200300400500600700
7510
0100200300400500600700
 
 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
GHANA 23/03/1973 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 423 1-500000 
TOGO 05/04/1966 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 236 1-500000 
NETHERLANDS 26/01/1983 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5110 1-500000 
FRANCE 09/06/1980 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4722 1-500000 
SIERRA LEONE 12/03/1973 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 1862 1-500000 
EGYPT 15/04/1966 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 3917 1-500000 
SPAIN 26/03/1975 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 3848 1-500000 
BENIN 24/08/1979 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 105 1-500000 
UNITED STATES 26/08/2000 No 28 31.0 24.0 29.5 i 8493 1-500000 
BELGIUM 01/07/1976 No 8 13.5 6.5 7.0 i 4941 1-500000 
SWITZERLAND 11/10/1965 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4524 1-500000 
NORWAY 08/09/1966 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5983 1-500000 
DENMARK 08/09/1966 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5537 1-500000 
SWEDEN 11/03/1977 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6016 1-500000 
ROMANIA 07/06/1978 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4765 1-500000 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 26/01/1967 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6263 1-500000 
BRAZIL 10/01/1979 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6382 1-500000 
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 16/07/1990 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 4530 1-500000 
BARBADOS 10/09/1980 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6943 1-500000 
IRAQ 19/05/1978 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 5173 <1 
 
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Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or territories Traffic range  Countries or territories Traffic range 
South Africa 1-500000  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1-500000 
Cameroon 1-500000  Chad 1-500000 
United Arab Emirates 1-500000  Gabon 1-500000 
Côte d'Ivoire 1-500000  Senegal 1-500000 
Kenya 1-500000  Guinea 1-500000 
Germany 1-500000  Equatorial Guinea 1-500000 
Saudi Arabia 1-500000  Mali 1-500000 
Italy 1-500000  Gambia 1-500000 
Ethiopia 1-500000  Liberia 1-500000 
Niger 1-500000  Congo 1-500000 
Lebanon 1-500000  Sao Tome  and Principe 1-500000 
Sudan 1-500000  Congo, Dem. Rep. of ... 
India 1-500000  United Kingdom ... 
 
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Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 4.59 Total trade 
(million US$) 180,407 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 5,632,397 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 3.0 Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 9.4 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.07 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.81 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.81 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 111 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 12.7 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 250,052 Trade per capita 
(US$) 39,295 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 199 (118) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 8.2 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.61 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 72.1 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 11 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 4 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 11.5 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 54,465 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 48,272 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 1,533,410 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) CRS;  
Sell/Mark;  
Maint  Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-28 
Size 
(km²) 306,250 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 1.12 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 1,297 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services CRS;  
Sell/Mark  National 
ownership regime
(2004) Not SOEC1 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 15 Travel services 
(million US$) 11,314 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 608 Number of bilateral FTAs 15 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 53 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) 88 Number of regional FTAs 2 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 1 
 
                                                      
1 In dealing with airline designation in the future, Norway is willing to accept criteria other than the traditional ownership a nd control for itself and its foreign partners.  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Chart 1  
Share of traffic by ALI range 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 2  
Share of traffic by type 
(percentage, 2005) Chart 3  
Share of traffic by region of partner 
(percentage, 2005) 
0-4
32%
5-9
23%10-14
35%>25
8%20-25
1%
15-19
1%
 i
18%
E
16%
C
20%B
30%D
3%G
8%
o
2%
A
1%F
2%
 4
82%2
6% 3
1%1
1%7
1%6
9%
5
0%
 
  1 Africa;  2 Asia and Oceania; 
3 Commonwealth of Independent States; 
4 Europe;  5 Middle East;  6 North America; 
7 South and Central America and the Caribbean 
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Chart 4  
Distribution of traffic by feature of bilatera l Air Services Agreements (thousand passengers, 2005) 
1000  
passengers 
32172415
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
5055127
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
505506760
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
4632623976931
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
97549738
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
42071426
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
5632
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
5632
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
37011932
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000
 
 5° Freedom 7° Freedom Cabotage Designation Wit hholding Capacity Tariffs Cooperation Statistics  
 
5° Freedom, 7° Freedom, Cabotage, 
Designation, Cooperation, Statistics Withholding Capacity Tariffs 
 With  Principal Place of Business  Free Determination  Free Pricing 
 Without  Community of Interest  Bermuda I  Zone Pricing 
   Substantial Ownership 
and Effective Control  Pre–Determination  Double Disapproval 
   Undetermined  Undetermined  Country of Origin 
       Double Approval 
      
 Undetermined  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 2 
Bilateral Air Services Agreements recorded by ICAO, selected indicators (2005) 
 
Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
UNITED KINGDOM 26/01/1979 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 1157 1500001-2000000 
GERMANY 26/05/1975 Yes 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 969 500001-1000000 
SPAIN 05/05/1965 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 E 2391 500001-1000000 
UNITED STATES 06/10/1945 Yes 28 31.0 24.0 29.5 G 5917 1-500000 
NETHERLANDS 18/10/1962 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 916 1-500000 
FINLAND 19/05/1978 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 791 1-500000 
CZECH REPUBLIC 03/12/1968 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 E 1117 1-500000 
SWITZERLAND 30/12/1954 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 10.0 D 1459 1-500000 
THAILAND 26/11/1949 No 12 17.0 10.0 14.5 i 8684 1-500000 
POLAND 17/01/1961 Yes 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 1062 1-500000 
PORTUGAL 11/11/1947 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 2740 1-500000 
ICELAND 14/07/1951 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 1750 1-500000 
AUSTRIA 02/12/1949 Yes 15 20.0 13.0 17.5 F 1352 1-500000 
IRELAND 21/06/1948 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 1267 1-500000 
GREECE 28/05/1951 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 2606 1-500000 
CANADA 14/02/1950 No 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 i 5942 1-500000 
TURKEY 20/05/1948 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 2447 1-500000 
LITHUANIA 09/09/1993 Yes 12 10.5 17.5 15.0 o 1048 1-500000 
CHINA 12/05/1973 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7031 1-500000 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 31/03/1956 Yes 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 i 1650 1-500000 
SOUTH AFRICA 11/09/2001 No 21 18.0 25.0 23.0 o 10470 1-500000 
INDIA 19/12/1995 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 5992 1-500000 
BRAZIL 18/03/1969 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 10641 1-500000 
PAKISTAN 05/03/1958 Yes 8 13.5 6.5 7.0 i 5308 1-500000 
JAPAN 23/02/1953 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 8417 1-500000 
SINGAPORE 20/12/1966 No 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 10066 1-500000 
PHILIPPINES 08/05/1969 No 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 9693 1-500000 
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Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
EGYPT 11/03/1950 No 12 17.0 10.0 14.5 i 3661 1-500000 
KENYA 17/05/1979 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7177 1-500000 
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 15/04/1964 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 1800 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 02/06/2000 No 12 10.5 17.5 15.0 o 8600 1-500000 
MALAYSIA 19/10/1967 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 9768 1-500000 
SRI LANKA 29/05/1959 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 8197 1-500000 
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 25/02/1956 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 3481 1-500000 
TANZANIA 03/11/1978 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 7846 1-500000 
CHILE 27/06/2001 No 24 27.5 27.5 22.0 o 12747 1-500000 
LUXEMBOURG 17/11/1952 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 1185 1-500000 
LEBANON 02/02/1956 No 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 3413 1-500000 
ARGENTINA 16/06/1988 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 12271 1-500000 
CYPRUS 05/03/1963 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 3202 1-500000 
NIGERIA 08/09/1966 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5983 1-500000 
PERU 02/11/1960 No 11 16.5 9.5 10.0 D 11058 1-500000 
TUNISIA 28/03/1959 No 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 2569 1-500000 
JORDAN 21/08/1961 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 3624 1-500000 
JAMAICA 13/10/1976 No 4 3.5 3.5 3.5 o 8159 1-500000 
BARBADOS 29/10/1969 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 7667 1-500000 
URUGUAY 20/03/1952 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 E 12189 1-500000 
CÔTE D'IVOIRE 07/06/1966 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 6205 1-500000 
LIBERIA 29/06/1962 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 6235 1-500000 
GUINEA 21/06/1962 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 6027 1-500000 
MYANMAR 22/06/1953 No 15 20.0 13.0 17.5 i 8153 1-500000 
IRAQ 11/11/1981 No 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 3842 <1 
MACAO, CHINA 12/12/1996 No 12 10.5 17.5 15.0 o 8569 <1 
  S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries or territories Traffic range  Countries or territories Traffic range 
Denmark 500001-1000000  Estonia 1-500000 
Sweden 1-500000  Croatia 1-500000 
France 1-500000  Latvia 1-500000 
Italy 1-500000  Malta 1-500000 
Belgium 1-500000  Bulgaria 1-500000 
Hungary 1-500000  Faeroe Islands ...