Canada has forged new air transport agreements with Ethiopia and Tunisia, enlarging the number of "first time" agreements it has reached to nine.
The Canadian government says the new agreements provide flexible routings for airlines to operate service between Canada and the two countries, and market flexibility to adjust prices to market forces.
With respect to the new agreement with Tunisia, Canadian Minister of International Trade Peter Van Loan says it "complements other avenues we are pursuing with Tunisia to facilitate trade and investment, including measures to protect foreign investment".
Air service under the new arrangements with Ethiopia and Tunisia can be introduced immediately.
Since January 2006, the government of Canada says it has negotiated open, new or expanded air service agreements with 50 countries.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
