Panama and Canada expand flight capacity between the two countries – SNIP PANAMA

Alma Solis

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Panama and Canada announced that they had reached an agreement to increase permitted flights between the two countries.

“Civil aviation continues to play a crucial role in uniting nations, as the national government, through the management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Civil Aviation Authority, has been able to expand the capacity of air services provided between Canadian cities and our international airports by 14 weekly frequencies of passenger airlines,” the civil aviation statement noted.

They added that through exclusive shipping services, an open skies system is achieved without restrictions, leading to the exchange of goods and services between the two countries, and strengthening the logistics chain.

This caused a reaction President of Copa Airlines, Pedro Heilbron Who said that after 10 years without action, he described this announcement as an important achievement.

After 10 years without any movement, this is a significant achievement
aacivilpty Soon we will be able to organize more flights and more tourists to Panama. We hope that in the future, Canada will adopt an open skies policy, as Panama did several decades ago.” Heilbronn On her official account on the X Network (formerly Twitter).

The two governments hope that this will enhance trade and tourism exchange, mutual investments and international shipping traffic that will lead to greater economic growth for Panama and Canada.

Data:

February 6, 2020, in Ottawa, Canada, Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Panama, Captain Gustavo Pérez Morales, signs the Air Services Agreement with Canadian Minister of Transport Marc Garneau.

On December 30, 2021, the National Assembly of Panama, through Law No. 270, approved the aforementioned agreement.

October 10, 2023 Panama and Canada increase weekly passenger and airline flights
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After 10 years without any movement, this is a significant achievement @aacivilpty . We will soon be able to organize more flights and more tourists to Panama. We hope that in the future Canada will adopt an open skies policy, as Panama has done for several decades. https://t.co/nW80s0ZYAV

– Pedro Heilbron (@PedroHeilbron) October 12, 2023