What is the origin of the term "cabotage"?

Robin

In message kh3Re.7748$wE1.6347@trndny01, George Patterson
writes
karel wrote:
How so?

The situation that generated this discussion is called "cabotage." As
Bob Moore posted, it is defined as "the carriage of air traffic that
originates and terminates within the boundaries of a given country by
an air carrier of another country. An example of this would be an
airline like Virgin Atlantic Airways operating flights between Chicago
and New Orleans."

Since Amsterdam and Paris are in different countries, cabotage
regulations would not apply. Allowing this sort of flight is not
unusual.

George Patterson
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Robin Birch