No. H 230/08
For release - December 3, 2008
OTTAWA - Canada's Transport Minister, John Baird, today cleared the way for Air Transat and WestJet to operate scheduled flights between Vancouver and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. Furthermore, Air Transat, Skyservice and Sunwing are also being given the go ahead to offer scheduled flights between Ottawa and Puerto Vallarta.
"These new links will provide more choices for Canadians travelling and shipping goods to Mexico," said Minister Baird. "At a time of global economic uncertainty, I'm pleased to see this kind of growth in the airline industry."
Under the provisions of Canada's international air transportation policy, all Canadian air carriers may apply to the Minister for designation to operate scheduled international air services.
The 1961 Canada-Mexico bilateral Air Transport Agreement, as amended in 1999 and 2007, governs scheduled air services between the two countries.
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