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The airline loophole most travelers miss and why it can mean cheaper business class

While the local carriers on the route, Singapore Airlines and Garuda Indonesia, often have many more daily flights, the KLM ...
Yahoo

United is launching new 'fifth freedom' flights. Here's how the rare international routes work and why airlines love them.

An international agreement allows airlines to fly between two countries other than their home country. The strategy can boost revenue, aircraft utilization, and market connectivity. United Airlines is ...
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I flew on a unique 'fifth freedom' route from New York to Singapore via Germany — here's what that means and why airlines do it

In 1944, the International Civil Aviation Organization established nine "freedom of the air" for airlines. These rights allow carriers to fly from one nation to another, with or without landing in a ...
USA Today

Fifth-freedom flights: Learn how to take advantage of them before they go extinct

If you’ve never heard the term "fifth-freedom flights," you might be missing out on a lucrative way to snag a deal or use your frequent flyer miles. But to explain why, we have to start from the early ...
Aviation Week

Delta to cut Freedom Airlines ERJ operations

Delta Air Lines will terminate an agreement as of May 3 with Mesa Air Group subsidiary Freedom Airlines, which operates 34 ERJ-145s on behalf of Delta Connection, for failing to meet an agreed-upon ...