Airlines
UAE Rebuffs Open Skies Talks With the EU
The Gulf state sought full and immediate liberalization of fifth-freedom traffic rights.

The United Arab Emirates has made a last-minute U-turn on its intent to enter into talks with Brussels on concluding an EU-level comprehensive air transport agreement (CATA), claiming the European Commission’s draft text proposal lacked ambition and failed to offer more market access than what currently exits through the bilateral air transport agreements between the UAE and EU member countries.