Expanding our international air transport travel relationships with other countries provides Canadians with greater choice and more convenience. Canadians want and deserve options for their international travel needs.
Today, the Honourable Anita Anand, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Transport, announced that Canada has recently expanded its air transport agreement with Australia.
The expanded agreement includes an unlimited number of direct passenger and cargo flights and enhances operational flexibility for each country's airlines. It also includes access to any point in the other country's territory. This is a significant expansion of the agreement and is expected to meet the needs of this important bilateral market for the long term.
This expanded agreement was reached at the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation Event, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Over the course of the event, the Canadian delegation of officials from Global Affairs Canada, Transport Canada and the Canadian Transportation Agency held several productive meetings with their international counterparts to conclude this agreement and facilitate the negotiation of future agreements.
