# fifth freedom rights

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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