fourth freedom rights

noun

The right of an airline of one country to land in a different country and board passengers travelling to the airline’s own country.

Meanings

nounfourth freedom rights pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe right of an airline of one country to land in a different country and board passengers travelling to the airline’s own country.

Origin

One of the freedoms of the air, arranged under the Chicago Convention in 1944.

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APA

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

MLA

“fourth freedom rights.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourth%20freedom%20rights. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fourth freedom rights,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fourth%20freedom%20rights.

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