Open Skies Agreement with the United States

March 13, 2007
13 March 2007
 
Open Skies Agreement with the United States
 
The following news release was issued by Transport Canada on 12 March 2007.
 
The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and United States (U.S.) Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters, … announced that the Open Skies agreement between Canada and the U.S. has now come into force. …
 
The new Open Skies agreement will enable Canadian passenger and cargo carriers to use the larger U.S. market as a platform to serve a third country and vice-versa. Other potential benefits include the development of new markets, new services, lower prices, and greater competition.
 
The 1995 air services agreement between Canada and the United States created an open regime for air services between both countries. There were, however, constraints regarding air services between each other's territory and a third country. The Open Skies agreement removes these restrictions.
 
The new agreement is in line with the recently announced Blue Sky policy, which was developed to help the air industry continue to make a significant contribution to Canada's growth and prosperity.

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