Artikel 2 Verdrag inzake luchtvervoer tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Sint Maarten, en de Dominicaanse Republiek inzake luchtvervoer tussen en via hun onderscheiden grondgebieden

Article 2 Grant of Rights 1 Each Party grants to the other Party the following rights for the conduct of international air transportation by the airlines of the other Party: a) the right to fly across its territory without landing; b) the right to make stops in its territory for non-traffic purposes; and c) the rights otherwise specified in this Agreement. 2 On any segment or segments of the routes above, any airline of a Party may perform international air transportation without any limitation as to change, at any point on the route, in type or number of aircraft operated, provided that, with the exception of all-cargo services, in the outbound direction, the transportation beyond such point is a continuation of the transportation from the homeland of the airline and, in the inbound direction, the transportation to the homeland of the airline is a continuation of the transportation from beyond such point. 3 The rights specified in paragraph 1, under a) and b) of this Article shall also be guaranteed to non-designated airlines of each Party. 4 Nothing in this Article shall be deemed to confer on the airline or airlines of one Party the rights to take on board, in the territory of the other Party, passengers, baggage, cargo or mail carried for compensation and destined for another point in the territory of that other Party. 5 Each Party shall grant, on a reciprocal basis, early approval for conducting operations charter services of the airline companies that are duly authorized by the other Party, in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations of each Party. 6 This Agreement excludes the exercise of commercial traffic rights by airlines of the Dominican Republic between Sint Maarten and the Netherlands (including the Caribbean part of the Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)); between Sint Maarten and Curaçao; and between Sint Maarten and Aruba. 7 The exercise of fifth freedom traffic rights shall be subject to approval between the aeronautical authorities of both Parties.