20 V I D E O A G E June/July 2022 Event Planner Air Space is Costly To Airlines That Want To Save Fuel Airlines pay a fee to fly over other countries. It’s called an overflight fee. Just as countries have rights to their land, they also have rights to the air above said land. Most countries “rent” that airspace to foreign airlines, allowing them to fly through it. Countries use different metrics to determine the cost, there’s no standard fee. Canada’s fee takes into account airplane weight and distance. The U.S.’s fee only considers the distance travelled. Airlines sometimes take longer flight paths to avoid high fees. But avoiding airspace is harder than it seems, because airspace can be larger than the country itself. U.S. airspace, for example, extends all the way to the Philippines. But flying over the ocean costs less than flying over land. Even though it costs less to fly over water, some airlines still have to pay the U.S. — even if a flight is just going from Australia to Japan. NATPE BUDAPEST INTERNATIONAL June 27-30 Budapest, Hungary Tel: (609) 802-2766 www.natpe.com MIP AFRICA August 24-26 Cape Town, South Africa Tel: (27 11) 549 8300 fame@reedexpoafrica.co.za www.mipafrica.com VENICE FILM FESTIVAL August 31-Sept. 10 Venice, Italy Tel: (39 041) 521 8718 www.labiennale.org UNIFRANCE RENDEZVOUS September 4-8 Biarritz, France Tel: (33 1) 4753 9580 www.unifrance.org TORONTO INT’L FILM FESTIVAL September 8-18 Toronto, Canada Tel: (416) 934-5834 www.tiff.net MIPJUNIOR & MIPCOM October 15-16 October 17-20 Cannes, France Tel: (33 7) 7769 3496 www.mipcom.com AMERICAN FILM MARKET November 1-6 Santa Monica, CA, U.S. Tel: (310) 446-1000 www.americanfilmmarket.com Recognized standard of quality in Audio Description Descriptive Video Works is committed to providing access to all forms of visual media With more than 40,000 television shows, feature films and LIVE shows completed, you can rely on us to deliver your project on budget and on time. Our technical expertise guarantees a top quality product - a commitment we’ve made to our clients for more than 17 years. Request a Quote info@descriptivevideoworks.com descriptivevideoworks.com
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