Re: Dubai

Posted by Eurest on
URL: http://philippine-aviation-forum.259.s1.nabble.com/Airlines-in-the-Philippines-tp2p454.html

The Philippines is actually acting more like Canada on the middle east, but is more liberal by closing doors to MNL but opening the window to the rest of its airports. In effect protecting the survival of its airline.

It's only MNL that is frequency restricted with the UAE-PH ASA's and all other points in the PH are virtually under an open skies with unlimited traffic rights.
CAB director Arcilla has many times in the past explained that limiting MNL frequency is due to NAIA's slot congestion as well as indirectly promoting the other points in the PH to int'l carriers.
As for CAN, the UAE-CAN ASA only allows for 3 frequencies each for EY and EK to YYZ. All other points like YUL and YVR are off-limits, despite the pleadings from the UAE to add frequencies as well as opening the other points.

I don't believe the PH is protectionist, if it were, it would not have anything like EO 29.
Canada does have a Blue Sky policy, but it is highly subjected to when it is in Canada's overall interest to do so.