Originally Posted by
AlwaysFlyStar
What about flying from Paris to Martinique or a French overseas collectivity on a non-European airline? Is that cabotage? (I ask because of the comments on Guam and CNMI)
That is a matter of French law, or to the extent that there are EU laws governing this area. The term "cabotage" simply describes laws which regulate domestic travel on intl. carriers (in the context of aviation).