News / Allow seventh freedoms for air freight, pleads ICAO

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Countries should lift restrictions on air cargo operations in a bid to improve supply chain connectivity, according to ICAO.

In a series of recommendations announced on Friday, following council approval, ICAO is pushing for wider adoption of seventh freedom traffic rights for cargo operators.

The organisation’s recommendation 16 states: “Member states are encouraged to consider the temporary lifting of restrictions to air cargo operations, including, but not limited to, granting extra-bilateral rights, in particular for all-cargo services, to foreign airlines to facilitate ...