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Nov 27, 2006 (newstodate): At long last, after 20 years of quarrels, EU and Russia have agreed on a solution to the issue of overflight charges.
The two parties have agreed on these principles:
*EC carriers will not have to conclude mandatory commercial agreements with Aeroflot for the use of Trans-Siberian routes
*New operations by EC carriers on the Trans-Siberian routes in the transition period will be free of payments
*Not later than 31 December 2013, all royalty payments will be abolished and airlines will have to pay only air navigation charges in line with the Chicago Convention
*All fees and charges in the new system will be cost-based and transparent
*During the period between 2010 and 2013, existing payments will be gradually reduced;
EC airlines will be able to keep overflight frequencies currently leased from Aeroflot in the new system
*The Russian Federation agrees to grant new frequencies in the framework of bilateral negotiations.
The agreement stipulates that all principles agreed between the EU and the Russian Federation will have to be implemented in bilateral air services agreements between Member States and Russia before May 2007.
The two parties have agreed on these principles:
*EC carriers will not have to conclude mandatory commercial agreements with Aeroflot for the use of Trans-Siberian routes
*New operations by EC carriers on the Trans-Siberian routes in the transition period will be free of payments
*Not later than 31 December 2013, all royalty payments will be abolished and airlines will have to pay only air navigation charges in line with the Chicago Convention
*All fees and charges in the new system will be cost-based and transparent
*During the period between 2010 and 2013, existing payments will be gradually reduced;
EC airlines will be able to keep overflight frequencies currently leased from Aeroflot in the new system
*The Russian Federation agrees to grant new frequencies in the framework of bilateral negotiations.
The agreement stipulates that all principles agreed between the EU and the Russian Federation will have to be implemented in bilateral air services agreements between Member States and Russia before May 2007.