U.S.-SEYCHELLES OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT

FROM: U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT

United States of America and Seychelles Initial Open Skies Agreement
Media Note
Office of the Spokesperson
Washington, DC
December 12, 2012
　

Today, delegations representing the United States and the Seychelles initialed the text of a U.S.-Seychelles Open Skies Agreement. The Agreement, which will be applied on the basis of comity and reciprocity pending entry into force, will liberalize our bilateral aviation relationship.

This agreement will allow for the strengthening and expansion of our trade and tourism links with the Seychelles, to the benefit of American and Seychellois businesses and travelers. It will provide a basis for the expansion of air service and should encourage increased price competition by airlines, while safeguarding aviation safety and security.