fifth freedom rights

noun

The right of an airline of one country to land in a different country, pick up passengers, and carry them on to a third country — e.g. a British airline flying to France, collecting passengers, and taking them to Italy.

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Meanings

nounfifth freedom rights pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe right of an airline of one country to land in a different country, pick up passengers, and carry them on to a third country — e.g. a British airline flying to France, collecting passengers, and taking them to Italy.

Origin

One of the Freedoms of the Air, defined under the Chicago Convention in 1944.

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APA

fifth freedom rights. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifth%20freedom%20rights

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Chicago

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