Importance of the Flag Airline (and what are they)

In the commercial field, the development of air navigation is a fundamental activity for a State, and being able to count on a flag carrier ensures great benefits. The flag airline is the one that represents a country nationally, usually they are companies conducted by the State and in which it invests in order to promote tourism, commerce, exchanges etc

The flag carrier is a form of sovereignty since it allows a State to organize its airspace

One of the main reasons why the flag carrier concept exists and has been developed is to allow different States to have a company that acts as the official State company, the one that performs the greatest number of routes, which has a varied fleet, which is even the one that provides its planes for official flights, presidential, etc.

Flag airlines around the world are a central element in the economy of a State since they They are the ones that generate income for it regardless of whether they are publicly operated or privately. At the same time, this type of airlines, in addition to being an interesting economic and tourist resource that allows connecting the different parts of the country, is a central element of the

sovereignty since it means that the State has the possibility of directing the aeronautical interests of its air space without the intervention of a private company in it.

What are the flag carriers of all countries? We share the list:

The emptying of flag carriers is a typical problem of liberal states

As with many other aspects of political life, ideological positions close to the liberalism They usually understand the flag carriers as a problem or an expense for the State, which is why they tend to reduce the contribution or the investment that is generated on them.

In many cases, it is even customary to benefit or make agreements with private companies that start to cover the airspace that those official airlines covered before.

We can also say that many times these types of airlines imply a substantial expense for the State and it is important that the money spent on them invest is carried out with serious and responsible programs, which really aim to generate dynamic and constant circuits that can be accessible to the population but that also generate profits for the State. For this, it is necessary to carry out constant controls and supervision on the development of these activities.

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