Singapore and Canada Reach New Air Transport Agreement

Singapore and Canada have initialed a new air transport agreement, following bilateral air services consultations in Ottawa last week. Under the new bilateral agreement, Singapore carriers are allowed to operate passenger and all-cargo flights as frequently as desired between Singapore and Canada, via selected intermediate points. In addition, they 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.