For the purpose of this Agreement, unless otherwise defined, the term:
“Aeronautical Authorities” means, in the case of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority; in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao, the Minister responsible for Civil Aviation; or, in both cases, any person or body authorized to perform the functions at present exercised by said authorities;
“Agreed Services” means Air Services on the specified routes for the carriage of passengers, cargo and mail, separately or in combination;
“Agreement” means this Agreement, its Annex, and any amendments thereto;
“Air Service”, “International Air Service”, “Airline” and “stop for non-traffic purposes” shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in Article 96 of the Convention;
“Designated Airline” means an Airline or Airlines designated and authorized in accordance with Article 3 (Designation and Authorization) of this Agreement;
“the Convention” means the Convention on International Civil Aviation, opened for signature at Chicago on December 7, 1944, and includes any Annex adopted under Article 90 of that Convention and any amendment of the Annexes or the Convention under Articles 90 and 94 thereof, insofar as those Annexes and amendments have become effective for, or been ratified by both Parties;
“Full Cost” means the cost of providing service plus a reasonable charge for administrative overhead;
“National” in the case of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas means nationals of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Curaçao, means nationals of the Kingdom of the Netherlands who are born in Curaçao or are formally registered as local citizens in the municipal registry of Curaçao;
“Price” means any fare, rate or charge for the carriage of passengers, baggage and/or cargo in Air Services including any other mode of transportation in connection therewith charged by Airlines, including their agents, and the conditions governing the availability of such fare, rate or charge;
“Territory” means for each Party, its land areas, internal waters and territorial sea as determined in accordance with international law, and includes the air space above these areas;
“User Charge” means a charge imposed on Airlines for the provision of airport, air navigation, or aviation security facilities or services including related services and facilities.
CHAPTER I
Artikel 1
Definitions
Onderdeel van Verdrag inzake luchtdiensten tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, ten behoeve van Curaçao, en het Gemenebest van de Bahama's· Vervoersrecht
Deze tekst geldt sinds 1 juni 2026