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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) 8.17 Total trade 
(million US$) 315,581 WASA traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 3,816,401 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 4.1 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(Standard) 10.6 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.13 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 1.41 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.55 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 114 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 13.6 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 292,328 Trade per capita 
(US$) 38,611 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 242 (200) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 9.2 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.71 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 108.0 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 6 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 2 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 12.6 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 35,766 Commercial 
services trade (million US$) 94,493 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 455,337 Air transport services sectors 
committed (out of 4) CRS; 
Sell/Mark; 
Maint Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-28 
Size 
(km²) 82,450 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 2.19 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 5,865 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services CRS; 
Sell/Mark National 
ownership regime
(2004) Community 
of interest1 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 99 Travel services 
(million US$) 26,559 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of bilateral FTAs 242 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 61 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 22 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 3 
 
                                                      
1 The airline has to be established in the territory of Austri a under the Treaty Establishing the European Community;  has to ha ve 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 identified in  the designation (Commission Decision of 2 9 March 2005 on approving the standard clauses for inclusion in bilateral 
Air Service Agreements be tween Member States and third countries jointly la id down by the Commission and the Member States). 
2 Via EC membership.   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
15%10-14
37%15-19
2%>25
14%
 o
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12%
E
15%
C
11%
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4
44%5
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1%
 
  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 
12202597
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
5503267
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
5503267
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
5509142353
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
243792
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
2896920
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
3816
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
3816
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
24211395
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500
 
 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) 
SWITZERLAND 19/12/1949 Yes 14 19. 0 12.0 16.5 F 685 500001-1000000 
UNITED STATES 16/03/1989 Yes 28 31. 0 24.0 29.5 G 6799 500001-1000000 
TURKEY 31/10/1967 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 1275 1-500000 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 08/11/1993 Yes 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 A 1676 1-500000 
UKRAINE 15/06/1994 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 1052 1-500000 
ROMANIA 14/07/1975 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 860 1-500000 
JAPAN 07/03/1989 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 9141 1-500000 
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 11/11/1953 No 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 492 1-500000 
CHINA 12/09/1985 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7468 1-500000 
CANADA 22/06/1993 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 6923 1-500000 
THAILAND 11/04/1973 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 8450 1-500000 
BULGARIA 12/09/1958 Yes 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 B 821 1-500000 
CROATIA 23/06/1994 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 271 1-500000 
ISRAEL 22/08/1963 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 2370 1-500000 
NORWAY 02/12/1949 Yes 15 20.0 13.0 17.5 F 1352 1-500000 
INDIA 26/10/1989 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 5571 1-500000 
FYR MACEDONIA 08/11/1996 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 799 1-500000 
AUSTRALIA 22/03/1967 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 15989 1-500000 
TUNISIA 17/10/1966 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 E 1363 1-500000 
SOUTH AFRICA 20/02/1995 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 9146 1-500000 
IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF 30/06/1987 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 3185 1-500000 
ALBANIA 18/03/1993 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 813 1-500000 
MALAYSIA 22/11/1976 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 9411 1-500000 
BRAZIL 16/07/1993 No 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 B 10146 1-500000 
MEXICO 27/03/1995 Yes 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 B 10164 1-500000 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 15/05/1979 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 8289 1-500000 
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 28/07/1976 Yes 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 A 2332 1-500000 
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Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
SINGAPORE 08/08/1978 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 9724 1-500000 
JORDAN 16/06/1976 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 E 2446 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 02/10/1998 No 12 10.5 17.5 15.0 o 8739 1-500000 
BELARUS 29/03/1994 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 998 1-500000 
INDONESIA 19/03/1987 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 10554 1-500000 
PHILIPPINES 30/07/1970 No 11 16.5 9.5 10.0 D 9853 1-500000 
LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA 13/05/1984 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 1745 1-500000 
AZERBAIJAN 04/07/2000 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 2784 1-500000 
MOROCCO 22/10/1975 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 2489 1-500000 
SAUDI ARABIA 13/06/1989 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 3735 1-500000 
CUBA 11/02/1992 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 8738 1-500000 
VIET NAM 27/03/1995 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 8255 1-500000 
MOLDOVA 20/07/1993 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 944 1-500000 
QATAR 06/03/1991 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 3988 1-500000 
LEBANON 02/04/1969 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 2253 1-500000 
SRI LANKA 15/02/1978 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7497 1-500000 
KENYA 15/05/1985 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5854 1-500000 
KUWAIT 04/12/1979 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 3417 1-500000 
KAZAKHSTAN 26/04/1993 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 4616 1-500000 
MYANMAR 03/12/1976 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7884 1-500000 
OMAN 03/11/1982 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 4604 1-500000 
NEPAL 28/11/1997 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 6238 1-500000 
PAKISTAN 28/05/1971 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4916 1-500000 
UZBEKISTAN 28/07/2000 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 4164 1-500000 
KYRGYZ REPUBLIC 17/03/1998 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 4467 1-500000 
SEYCHELLES 16/09/1985 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 7003 1-500000 
ETHIOPIA 20/03/1985 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 4842 1-500000 
BAHRAIN 12/11/1992 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 3849 1-500000 
SENEGAL 04/02/1987 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 4854 1-500000 
 
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Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
GAMBIA 20/01/1987 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4919 1-500000 
AFGHANISTAN 21/07/1958 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 4568 1-500000 
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 13/02/1997 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 10241 1-500000 
MACAO, CHINA 04/11/1994 No 12 10.5 17.5 15.0 o 8698 1-500000 
IRAQ 21/11/1970 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 2862 <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 
Serbia and Montenegro 1-500000  Mauritius 1-500000 
United Arab Emirates 1-500000  Armenia 1-500000 
Egypt 1-500000  Iceland 1-500000 
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-500000  Trinidad and Tobago 1-500000 
Taipei, Chinese 1-500000  Maldives 1-500000 
Georgia 1-500000  Dominican Republic 1-500000 
Mauritius 1-500000  Jamaica 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) 8.31 Total trade 
(million US$) 10,480 WASA traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 129,864 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(Standard) 11.1 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.13 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.05 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.02 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 9.5 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 8,523 Trade per capita 
(US$) 1,262 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 55 (45) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 9.5 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.02 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 123.0 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 3 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 13.9 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 1,026 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 3,156 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 564,300 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) - Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 4-14 
Size 
(km²) 82,600 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.07 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) ... MFN exemptions on air 
transport services - National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 101 Travel services 
(million US$) 191 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of bilateral FTAs 2 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 3 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 2 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 0 
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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
12%
5-9
19%
10-14
69%
 o
69%B
31%
 3
19%
4
81%
 
  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 
24106
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130
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9040
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9040
020406080100120140
130
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130
020406080100120140
130
020406080100120140
130
020406080100120140
130
020406080100120140
 
 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) 
UNITED KINGDOM 23/02/1994 Yes 14 12.0 12.0 16.5 o 3980 1-500000 
UZBEKISTAN 27/05/1996 Yes 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 B 1628 1-500000 
AUSTRIA 04/07/2000 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 2784 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 
Russian Federation 1-500000  Israel 1-500000 
Turkey 1-500000  China 1-500000 
United Arab Emirates 1-500 000  Czech Republic 1-500000 
Ukraine 1-500000  Italy 1-500000 
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 1-500000  Pakistan 1-500000 
Germany 1-500000  Turkmenistan 1-500000 
Kazakhstan 1-500000  Latvia 1-500000 
France 1-500000  Syrian Arab Republic 1-500000 
Georgia 1-500000  Afghanistan ... 
India 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) 0.32 Total trade 
(million US$) 5,651 WASA traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 1-500000 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI (Standard) 5.0 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.01 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.03 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.01 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 4.5 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 5,260 (2003) Trade per capita 
(US$) 17,728 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 22 (4) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 4.5 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.01 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 99.3 (2003) Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 10 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 8.5 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 16,728 
(2003) Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 3,368 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 550,089 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) - Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 5-5 
Size 
(km²) 10,010 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.08 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 218 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services - National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 32 Travel services 
(million US$) 2,200 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 166 Number of bilateral FTAs 3 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 1 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 1 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
100%
 i
100%
 7
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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010203040506070
 
 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) 
JAMAICA 26/11/1973 Yes 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 i 794 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  
United States 1500001-2000000  Dominican Republic 1-500000 
Canada 1-500000  Cayman Islands 1-500000 
Haiti 1-500000  Cuba 1-500000 
Turks and Caicos Islands 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) 0.72 Total trade 
(million US$) 16,248 WASA traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 1,042,714 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 35.8 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(Standard) 10.2 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.01 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.07 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.15 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 22 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 13.7 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 11,012 Trade per capita 
(US$) 22,698 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 7 (6) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 0 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 8.8 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.03 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 147.5 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 1 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 12.3 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 15,384 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 2,492 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) ... Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-34 
Size 
(km²) 710 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.06 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 782 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services 0 National 
ownership regime
(2004) Case by 
case1 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 1,008 Travel services 
(million US$) 1,251 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 782 Number of bilateral FTAs 1 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 32 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 2 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 1 
 
                                                      
1 In dealing with airline designation in the future, Bahrain is willing to accept criteria other than the traditional ownership and 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
14%
5-9
14%
10-14
67%15-19
1%>25
4%
 o
15%
A
9%
E
53%C
14%B
5%G
4%i
0%
 1
8%
2
56%3
0%4
18%5
14%6
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 
53989
02004006008001,000
185858
02004006008001,000
183859
02004006008001,000
441308690
02004006008001,000
141029
02004006008001,000
804238
02004006008001,000
1043
02004006008001,000
44999
02004006008001,000
751292
02004006008001,000
 
 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) 
INDIA 05/04/2000 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 2635 1-500000 
UNITED KINGDOM 29/04/1998 Yes 14 12.0 12.0 16.5 o 5085 1-500000 
PAKISTAN 17/02/1975 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 2318 1-500000 
EGYPT 20/10/1993 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 1948 1-500000 
JORDAN 24/03/2000 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 E 1565 1-500000 
THAILAND 14/07/1980 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5364 1-500000 
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 20/09/2000 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 1601 1-500000 
PHILIPPINES 29/08/1992 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7368 1-500000 
UNITED STATES 24/05/1999 No 34 36.0 29.0 35.0 G 10644 1-500000 
LEBANON 14/04/1999 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 E 1687 1-500000 
GERMANY 18/06/1991 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 E 4611 1-500000 
SINGAPORE 12/12/1991 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 6326 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 03/03/1998 Yes 12 10.5 17.5 15.0 o 6398 1-500000 
INDONESIA 29/11/1992 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7039 1-500000 
SRI LANKA 23/10/1996 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 3768 1-500000 
CYPRUS 30/07/1991 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 1927 1-500000 
AUSTRALIA 29/04/1995 Yes 19 23.0 16.0 21.0 o 12519 1-500000 
NETHERLANDS 22/03/1989 Yes 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 4779 1-500000 
MOROCCO 14/10/1991 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 5531 1-500000 
SWITZERLAND 04/02/1986 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4421 1-500000 
JAPAN 04/03/1998 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 8282 1-500000 
CHINA 24/02/1998 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6185 1-500000 
AUSTRIA 12/11/1992 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 3849 1-500000 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 17/06/1994 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 3451 1-500000 
SEYCHELLES 26/06/1995 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 3471 1-500000 
 
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Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
ROMANIA 19/06/1997 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 2990 1-500000 
BULGARIA 05/11/1997 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 3084 1-500000 
LUXEMBOURG 14/01/1994 No 16 20.5 13.5 18.5 i 4598 1-500000 
MALTA 15/11/1994 No 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 B 3584 1-500000 
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 27/06/1990 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 7217 1-500000 
VIET NAM 04/05/1999 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 5622 1-500000 
UZBEKISTAN 11/12/1996 No 16 20.5 13.5 18.5 i 2392 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 
United Arab Emirates 1-500000  Greece 1-500000 
Qatar 1-500000  France 1-500000 
Kuwait 1-500000  Yemen 1-500000 
Saudi Arabia 1-500000  Malaysia 1-500000 
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 1-500000  Sudan 1-500000 
Oman 1-500000  Nepal 1-500000 
Bangladesh 1-500000  South Africa 1-500000 
Turkey 1-500000  Ireland 1-500000 
 
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 BANGLADESH 
 
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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) 139.21 Total trade 
(million US$) 21,563 WASA traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 1,171,634 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 163.8 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(Standard) 5.8 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 2.19 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.10 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.17 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 9 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 8.5 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 56,585 Trade per capita 
(US$) 155 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 21 (14) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 1 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 5.5 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.14 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 38.1 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 2 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 6.4 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 406 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 2,256 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 295,985 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-12 
Size 
(km²) 130,170 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.05 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 302 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services 0 National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 1,069 Travel services 
(million US$) 228 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 290 Number of bilateral FTAs 0 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 16 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) 1 Number of regional FTAs 5 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 0 
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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
41%
5-9
7%10-14
52%
 o
9%
A
40%
E
21%C
7%D
23%
 2
62%
3
0%4
19%5
19%
 
  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 
241148
02004006008001,000
1172
02004006008001,000
1172
02004006008001,000
284888
02004006008001,000
931079
02004006008001,000
336835
02004006008001,000
1172
02004006008001,000
1172
02004006008001,000
595576
02004006008001,000
 
 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) 
INDIA 05/05/1978 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 1422 1-500000 
UNITED KINGDOM 05/07/1978 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 8012 1-500000 
KUWAIT 12/09/1980 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 4243 1-500000 
SINGAPORE 26/05/1979 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 2888 1-500000 
MALAYSIA 11/04/1979 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 2593 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 24/10/2000 Yes 12 10.5 17.5 15.0 o 2439 1-500000 
OMAN 30/04/1987 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 3228 1-500000 
NEPAL 02/04/1976 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 674 1-500000 
CHINA 24/07/1980 Yes 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 A 3036 1-500000 
MYANMAR 03/08/1977 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 979 1-500000 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 13/02/1979 No 4 3.5 3.5 3.5 o 3800 1-500000 
JAPAN 12/02/1980 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4904 1-500000 
PHILIPPINES 08/09/1997 No 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 A 3364 1-500000 
NETHERLANDS 03/11/1973 No 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 7652 1-500000 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 23/08/1973 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5548 1-500000 
MALDIVES 03/02/1985 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 2832 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  
Saudi Arabia 1-500000  Germany 1-500000 
United Arab Emirates 1-500000  Yemen 1-500000 
Thailand 1-500000  France 1-500000 
Qatar 1-500000  Iran, Islamic Rep. of 1-500000 
Bahrain 1-500000  United States 1-500000 
Pakistan 1-500000  Belgium 1-500000 
Italy 1-500000    
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 BARBADOS 
 
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 BARBADOS 
 
 
Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 0.27 Total trade 
(million US$) 3,258 WASA traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 1,316,264 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 78.1 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(Standard) 14.1 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.00 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.01 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.19 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 21 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 17.0 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 2,797 Trade per capita 
(US$) 12,118 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 2 (1) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 0 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 12.2 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.01 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 116.5 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 1 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 15.5 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 10,401 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 1,701 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) ... Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) 0 Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 5-26 
Size 
(km²) 430 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.04 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 87 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services 0 National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 625 Travel services 
(million US$) 883 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 55 Number of bilateral FTAs 3 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 13 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) ... Number of regional FTAs 1 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
57%
10-14
9%>25
34%
 i
0%
o
74%E
0%C
26%B
0%
 1
0%
4
31%
6
43%7
26%
 
  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 
451865
02004006008001,0001,200
1316
02004006008001,0001,200
562754
02004006008001,0001,200
4485193490
02004006008001,0001,200
1316
02004006008001,0001,200
862454
02004006008001,0001,200
1316
02004006008001,0001,200
1316
02004006008001,0001,200
909407
02004006008001,0001,200
 
 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 08/04/1982 Yes 26 29.5 22.5 28.0 o 3382 1-500000 
UNITED KINGDOM 23/06/1999 Yes 8 7.0 7.0 11.0 o 6784 1-500000 
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 05/04/1987 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 344 1-500000 
CANADA 18/10/1985 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 12.5 o 3890 1-500000 
DENMARK 27/10/1969 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 7702 1-500000 
NETHERLANDS 27/11/1992 Yes 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 B 7144 1-500000 
SURINAME 04/04/1996 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 938 1-500000 
CUBA 07/12/1973 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 2652 1-500000 
SWEDEN 31/10/1969 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 8069 1-500000 
BELGIUM 20/02/1973 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7071 1-500000 
NORWAY 29/10/1969 No 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 7667 1-500000 
LUXEMBOURG 12/01/1976 No 5 4.5 4.5 8.5 i 7170 1-500000 
NIGERIA 10/09/1980 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6943 1-500000 
 
 
Table 3 
Direct air transportation services (passengers) not covered by a bilateral Air Services Agreement as recorded by ICAO (2005) 
 
Countries and territories  Traffic range  Countries and territories Traffic range 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1- 500000  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1-500000 
Saint Lucia 1-500000  Martinique 1-500000 
Grenada 1-500000  British Virgin Islands 1-500000 
Guyana 1-500000  Guadeloupe 1-500000 
Antigua and Barbuda 1- 500000  Anguilla 1-500000 
Jamaica 1-500000  Bolivarian Rep. of Venezuela 1-500000 
Dominica 1-500000  US Virgin Islands ... 
Germany 1-500000  Puerto Rico ... 
Netherlands Antilles 1-500000    S/C/W/270/Add.1 
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 BELARUS 
 
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 BELARUS 
 
 
Table 1 
Selected indicators 
 
STATISTICAL DATA POLICY DATA 
General (2004) Trade (2004) Air transport (2004) Trade (2006) Air Transport (2005) 
Population 
(million) 9.82 Total trade 
(million US$) 32,637 WASA traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 134,219 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(Standard) 9.0 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.15 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 0.15 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.02 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 8.1 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 22,889 Trade per capita 
(US$) 3,322 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 57 (45) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 10.4 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.06 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 142.6 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 2 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) - Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 11.4 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 2,330 Commercial 
services trade 
(million US$) 2,738 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 0 Air transport services sectors 
committed 
(out of 4) - Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-16 
Size 
(km²) 207,480 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 0.06 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 131 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services - National 
ownership regime
(2004) ... 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 47 Travel services 
(million US$) 811 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 69 Number of bilateral FTAs 1 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 13 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) 13 Number of regional FTAs 2 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 0 
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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
30%
5-9
0%
10-14
57%15-19
13%
 i
0%
o
70%A
11%B
19%
 2
3%
4
96%3
0%5
1%
 
  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 
1134
020406080100120
6128
020406080100120
93410
020406080100120
1340
020406080100120
127646
020406080100120
11915
020406080100120
134
020406080100120
134
020406080100120
6128
020406080100120
 
 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) 
GERMANY 03/12/1997 Yes 11 9.5 13.0 13.5 o 1405 1-500000 
AUSTRIA 29/03/1994 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 998 1-500000 
CYPRUS 29/05/1998 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 2131 1-500000 
SWEDEN 24/11/1995 Yes 15 13.0 20.0 17.5 o 838 1-500000 
CZECH REPUBLIC 05/05/1999 Yes 16 20.5 13.5 18.0 o 986 1-500000 
DENMARK 24/11/1995 No 15 13.0 20.0 17.5 o 977 1-500000 
CHINA 17/01/1995 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 6481 1-500000 
INDIA 27/09/1997 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 4877 1-500000 
UZBEKISTAN 22/12/1994 No 13 11.5 18.5 16.0 o 3370 1-500000 
IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF 06/09/2000 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 2744 1-500000 
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 26/10/1995 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 2369 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 03/12/1999 No 8 7.0 14.0 7.5 i 7819 1-500000 
MOLDOVA 12/09/1995 No 12 10.5 17.5 15.0 o 768 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 
Russian Federation 1-500000  Ireland 1-500000 
Poland 1-500000  Latvia 1-500000 
Italy 1-500000  Kazakhstan 1-500000 
Israel 1-500000  Georgia 1-500000 
Ukraine 1-500000  Armenia 1-500000 
France 1-500000  United Kingdom ... 
Turkey 1-500000    
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 BELGIUM 
 
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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) 10.42 Total trade 
(million US$) 579,879 WASA traffic 
(passengers) 
(2005) 3,403,184 Final bound MFN tariffs 
(%) 4.1 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(Standard) 12.6 
Share in world 
population 
(%) 0.16 Share in world 
trade 
(%) 2.59 Share of total 
WASA traffic 
(%) 
(2005) 0.49 Services sectors committed 
(out of ~160) 115 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(5th+) 16.3 
GDP 
(million current 
US$) 352,312 Trade per capita 
(US$) 55,645 Number of planes 
(of which, in 
parenthesis, jets ) 
(2005) 142 (123) Tourism and travel-related 
services sectors committed 
(out of 3) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(OWN+) 10.9 
Share in world 
GDP 
(%) 0.85 Trade to GDP ratio 
(%) 164.6 Number of 
international 
airports 
(2005) 5 Services auxiliary to all 
modes of transport 
committed 
(out of 4) 3 Traffic weighted 
average ALI 
(DES+) 13.8 
GDP per capita 
(current US$) 33,807 Commercial 
services trade (million US$) 98,735 Domestic traffic 
(passengers) (2005) 0 Air transport services sectors 
committed (out of 4) CRS; 
Sell/Mark; 
Maint Dispersion of ALI
(standard) 0-26 
Size 
(km²) 32,820 Share in world 
commercial 
services trade 
(%) 2.29 Air transport 
services 
(million US$) 4,564 MFN exemptions on air 
transport services CRS; 
Sell/Mark National 
ownership regime
(2004) Community 
of interest1 
Density 
(pop. by km²) 318 Travel services 
(million US$) 23,156 Passenger air 
transport services 
(million US$) 2,180 Number of bilateral FTAs 242 Number of 
bilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 64 
        Freight air 
transport services 
(million US$) 947 Number of regional FTAs 22 Number of 
plurilateral ASAs 
recorded by 
ICAO 
(2006) 3 
 
                                                      
1 The airline has to be established in the territory of Belgium under the Treaty Establishing the European Community;  has to ha ve 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 identified in the designation (Commission Decision of 2 9 March 2005 on approving the standard clauses for inclusion in bilateral 
Air Service Agreements be tween Member States and third countries jointly la id down by the Commission and the Member States). 
2 Via EC membership.   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
19%
5-9
16%
10-14
39%15-19
1%20-25
25%>25
0%
 i
22%
o
16%
A
3%E
10%C
11%B
1%F
4%D
8%G
25%
 1
20%
2
12%
3
4%
4
27%5
6%6
29%7
2%
 
  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 
15741829
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
443360
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
8452200358
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
8458921029637
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
513353
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
20441359
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
3403
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
3403
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
2713690
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
 
 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) 
UNITED STATES 23/10/1980 Yes 25 28. 5 21.5 27.0 G 5892 500001-1000000 
SWITZERLAND 24/03/1960 Yes 4 3.5 3.5 3.5 o 487 1-500000 
MOROCCO 20/01/1958 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 13.0 E 2078 1-500000 
TURKEY 25/10/1956 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 2179 1-500000 
ISRAEL 30/06/1952 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 3245 1-500000 
ROMANIA 04/12/1956 Yes 9 14.5 7.5 8.0 i 1774 1-500000 
RUSSIAN FEDERATION 05/06/1958 Yes 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 2261 1-500000 
CANADA 13/05/1986 Yes 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 6032 1-500000 
TUNISIA 24/06/1958 Yes 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 i 1627 1-500000 
INDIA 06/04/1967 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6420 1-500000 
THAILAND 04/05/1962 No 12 17.0 10.0 14.5 i 9261 1-500000 
CHINA 20/04/1975 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7971 1-500000 
BULGARIA 14/05/1957 Yes 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 1700 1-500000 
SOUTH AFRICA 02/05/2000 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 9536 1-500000 
BRAZIL 19/09/1980 No 4 3.5 3.5 7.5 B 9666 1-500000 
JAPAN 20/06/1959 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 9463 1-500000 
EGYPT 28/06/1960 Yes 12 17.0 10.0 14.5 i 3212 1-500000 
ALGERIA 23/05/1969 Yes 6 5.0 5.0 9.0 i 1562 1-500000 
HONG KONG, CHINA 06/04/1998 No 18 22.5 22.5 20.5 o 9405 1-500000 
CAMEROON 25/11/1971 Yes 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 5272 1-500000 
LEBANON 24/12/1953 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 3145 1-500000 
MEXICO 23/04/1999 No 13 18.0 11.0 15.5 E 9259 1-500000 
SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 24/09/1957 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 E 1375 1-500000 
KENYA 14/06/1979 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6565 1-500000 
PHILIPPINES 30/01/1970 No 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 10516 1-500000 
RWANDA 02/02/1966 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6360 1-500000 
UGANDA 26/03/1982 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 6219 1-500000 
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Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
SINGAPORE 29/05/1967 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 10571 1-500000 
MAURITIUS 26/04/1993 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 9453 1-500000 
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF 20/10/1975 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 8722 1-500000 
INDONESIA 12/03/1971 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 11416 1-500000 
SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC 09/05/1957 Yes 26 29.5 29.5 27.5 o 3226 1-500000 
CÔTE D'IVOIRE 21/09/1963 Yes 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5126 1-500000 
SIERRA LEONE 09/09/1974 Yes 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 4983 1-500000 
CHILE 05/11/1966 No 7 13.0 6.0 6.5 C 11905 1-500000 
MALAYSIA 26/02/1974 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 10261 1-500000 
JORDAN 19/10/1960 No 11 16.5 9.5 14.0 i 3329 1-500000 
NIGERIA 01/07/1976 No 8 13.5 6.5 7.0 i 4941 1-500000 
SAUDI ARABIA 13/04/1986 No 4 3.5 3.5 3.5 o 4636 1-500000 
CUBA 22/10/1975 No 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 7824 1-500000 
IRAN, ISLAMIC REP. OF 14/04/1958 No 12 17.0 10.0 14.5 i 4088 1-500000 
BENIN 15/02/1971 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4948 1-500000 
BURKINA FASO 15/02/1984 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4320 1-500000 
MALI 09/05/1985 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4393 1-500000 
NEW ZEALAND 04/06/1999 No 15 13.0 20.0 17.5 o 19012 1-500000 
OMAN 20/02/1980 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5518 1-500000 
PAKISTAN 04/07/1958 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5752 1-500000 
NIGER 19/08/1963 No 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 A 4157 1-500000 
TOGO 12/05/1981 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4979 1-500000 
PANAMA 11/01/1966 No 14 19.0 12.0 16.5 F 8814 1-500000 
GABON 28/06/1974 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 5635 1-500000 
URUGUAY 05/10/1972 No 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 11229 1-500000 
BARBADOS 20/02/1973 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7071 1-500000 
JAMAICA 27/05/1980 No 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 7862 1-500000 
MYANMAR 17/08/1960 No 11 16.5 9.5 10.0 D 8702 1-500000 
BURUNDI 16/11/1970 No 11 16.5 9.5 10.0 i 6484 1-500000 
UZBEKISTAN 14/11/1996 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 4955 1-500000 
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Party Date Direct 
Services ALI 
Standard ALI 
5th+ ALI 
OWN+ ALI 
DES+ Type Distance 
(km) Traffic Range 
(passengers) 
PARAGUAY 01/09/1972 No 8 7.0 7.0 11.0 o 10417 1-500000 
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 16/01/1991 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7415 1-500000 
BOTSWANA 28/03/1988 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 8675 1-500000 
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 18/02/1994 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 11009 1-500000 
MACAO, CHINA 16/11/1994 No 8 7.0 14.0 7.5 o 9368 1-500000 
COMOROS 06/09/1990 No 6 12.0 5.0 5.5 C 7910 1-500000 
IRAQ 19/04/1976 No 10 15.5 8.5 9.0 D 3776 <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 
Norway 1-500000  Liberia 1-500000 
Croatia 1-500000  Guinea 1-500000 
Senegal 1-500000  Gambia 1-500000 
Ukraine 1-500000  Angola 1-500000 
United Arab Emirates 1-500000  Ethiopia 1-500000 
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 1-500000  Puerto Rico ... 
Bangladesh 1-500000  Congo, Dem. Rep. of ... 
Serbia and Montenegro 1-500000