Singapore sets up Air Traffic Rights Committee

Airline Industry Information, Oct 6, 2003

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Singapore has reportedly set up a committee for allocating air traffic rights to airlines, to allow the entry of new Singapore carriers.

The establishment of the Air Traffic Rights Committee is expected to end the monopoly on rights held by Singapore Airlines and allow new Singapore carriers to enter the market, which is in line with the practice of other countries with more than one airline.

The new committee is to be headed by a top official from the Ministry of Transport, and will include representatives from the Singapore Tourism Board, Economic Development Board, International Enterprise Singapore, Attorney-General's Chambers and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, reported Reuters.

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