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Ethiopian Airlines Wins Argentina Cargo Rights Up to Ninth-Freedom Cabotage

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Ethiopian Airlines has secured authorization to operate cargo services in Argentina under traffic rights extending to the ninth freedom of the air.

Ethiopian Airlines has secured authorization to operate cargo services in Argentina under traffic rights extending to the ninth freedom of the air.
The authorization was signed on October 5 by Undersecretary of Air Transport Hernán Adrián Gómez and published in the Official Gazette on October 8.
The license grants the Ethiopian Airlines Group exclusive rights to operate scheduled international air cargo services using 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th freedom traffic rights.
Argentina granted the authorization on October 7, 2026, following a memorandum of understanding signed with Ethiopia in January 2025.
Ethiopian Airlines currently operates seven weekly passenger flights on the Addis Ababa–Lagos–São Paulo–Buenos Aires route and plans to add a weekly dedicated cargo service on October 31, 2026.
The agreement implements a memorandum of understanding signed on January 16, 2025, by Transportation Secretary Franco Mogetta and Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority Director General Getachew Mengistie.
This marks the 12th air transport liberalization agreement under President Javier Milei, following similar deals with countries including Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Canada.