Canada and Israel improve transportation links

Submitted by admin on Sun, 02/08/2015 - 04:55

The Honourable Lisa Raitt, Canada’s Minister of Transport, was in Israel today to sign an Air Transport Agreement, a Declaration of Intent on Aviation Security, and a Memorandum of Understanding on transportation with Mr. Yisrael Katz, Israel’s Minister of Transport and Road Safety.

...the agreement will allow any number of Canadian and Israeli airlines to offer air services to any city in Canada and Israel, it will increase the number of permitted flights for passenger and cargo services, and it will provide airlines the ability to introduce new prices more quickly, among other advantages.

...It provides the basis for an ongoing exchange of information with Israel on [aviation security] issues and is a key component of the Strategic Partnership Memorandum of Understanding signed during Prime Minister Harper’s January 2014 visit to Israel...

This has been excerpted from the 21 January 2015 news release by Transport Canada.