Canada reaches open skies agreements with Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
Dec 20, 2010, 9:36 am
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Canada reaches open skies agreements with Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../20/c6355.html
OTTAWA, Dec. 20 /CNW/ - The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, today announced that open skies-type air transport agreements have been concluded with both Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The new agreements give airlines additional flexibility for route selection, frequency of service and price setting. Airports will also be in a position to better market their services.
"I am very pleased that expanded arrangements have been reached with these two long-standing and important bilateral air transport partners in the Caribbean," said Minister Strahl. "These agreements are further positive steps in the implementation of our government's Blue Sky policy."
"These agreements will reinforce Canada's commercial relationship with two of our most significant trade partners in the Caribbean Community," said Minister Van Loan. "Canada would like to build on this momentum as we move forward in our negotiations toward a free trade agreement with the Caribbean Community."
Air services between Canada and both Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago have been operated for several years. Liberalizing the transportation-economic regulatory framework that has governed air services to these countries is consistent with the government's Americas Strategy.
The agreements are being applied on an administrative basis, which allows new air services to begin immediately.
OTTAWA, Dec. 20 /CNW/ - The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, today announced that open skies-type air transport agreements have been concluded with both Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.
The new agreements give airlines additional flexibility for route selection, frequency of service and price setting. Airports will also be in a position to better market their services.
"I am very pleased that expanded arrangements have been reached with these two long-standing and important bilateral air transport partners in the Caribbean," said Minister Strahl. "These agreements are further positive steps in the implementation of our government's Blue Sky policy."
"These agreements will reinforce Canada's commercial relationship with two of our most significant trade partners in the Caribbean Community," said Minister Van Loan. "Canada would like to build on this momentum as we move forward in our negotiations toward a free trade agreement with the Caribbean Community."
Air services between Canada and both Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago have been operated for several years. Liberalizing the transportation-economic regulatory framework that has governed air services to these countries is consistent with the government's Americas Strategy.
The agreements are being applied on an administrative basis, which allows new air services to begin immediately.
Dec 21, 2010, 4:44 am
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I travel to both of these places on a regular basis. Caribbean Airlines (BW) acquired Air Jamaica (JM) earlier this year. Schedules have been rationalized/coordinated/altered. AC flies a regular sched to KIN and MBJ, but I miss their flights to POS.
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