Singapore has reached a bilateral air transport agreement with Canada, allowing its carriers to operate unlimited passenger and all-cargo flights between the two nations via selected intermediate points.
Carriers from both countries may code-share either with one another, with any Canadian or third country airlines. Code-sharing enables an airline to market its partner airlines¡¯ flights as its own, and offers an additional means for airlines to serve a market without having to deploy its own aircraft.
Canadian carriers enjoy similar traffic rights and code-share privileges under the reciprocal arrangement.
¡°This new agreement represents a significant step in further strengthening the bilateral relations between Singapore and Canada,¡± said Lim Kim Choon, director-general and chief executive officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, who led the Singapore delegation in the negotiations.
¡°It demonstrates our two countries¡¯ commitment to pursue a common goal of achieving a more liberal aviation framework in the global aviation arena. I am confident this agreement would be a bridge to promote greater tourism, trade and investment flows between Singapore and Canada.¡±
Singapore Airlines currently operates six weekly passenger flights between Singapore and Vancouver via Seoul.
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