India and Canada have recently signed the Extended Air Transport Agreement between the two countries. Transport Minister, Omar Alagbra announced the recent conclusion of the Expanded Air Transport Agreement between Canada and India. The expanded agreement allows designated airlines to operate an unlimited number of flights between the two countries. The previous agreement limited each country to 35 flights per week.
The agreement gives Canadian air carriers access Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai, and Indian air carriers reach Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Vancouver, and two additional points to be selected by India. Other cities in both countries may be served indirectly through code-share services.
The move will help Canadian and Indian airlines better meet the needs of the Canada-India air transport market. Going forward, officials from both countries will be in touch to discuss further detail of the agreement.
“The expanded air transport agreement between Canada and India is a positive development for the air transport relationship between our countries. We are delighted to extend this relationship with additional flexibility for airlines to serve this growing market. By making the movement of goods and people faster and easier, this expanded agreement will continue to facilitate trade and business Investment between Canada and India and help our businesses grow and succeed,” Canada’s Minister of Transport.
“The Canada-India economic relationship is based on deep people-to-people ties. With this expanded air transport agreement, we are facilitating even greater exchange of professionals, students, businessmen and investors. As we strengthen our trade and investment ties with India, we will continue to build bridges that enable our entrepreneurs, workers and businesses to access new opportunities,” said Canadian International Trade, Export Promotion. , Minister of Small Business and Economic Development said.
The new rights under the expanded agreement are available for immediate use by the airlines. An extended agreement modifies an existing bilateral agreement. This generally provides more flexible provisions to the carriers. An agreement can be extended multiple times.
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