The Federal Government disclosed that it has signed a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Canadian Authorities.
The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo signed on behalf of the federal government at the Ministry’s headquarters on Friday in Abuja.
Keyamo said the agreement was not a full Bilateral agreement but a code – share which is an agreement where two or more airlines market and sell seats on flights operated by another airline, allowing passengers to travel on flights under a different airline’s code.
He stated that Nigeria will designate airline operators to enhance this agreement.
The Minister thanked Canadian authorities stating that his counterpart in Canada had signed part of the Bilateral agreement but in order to save cost, he is signing the agreement in Nigeria.
He said that the agreement will go a long way to further strengthen the relationship between Canada and Nigeria.
Permanent secretary Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Dr. Ibrahim Kana, thanked the Minister of Aviation for his proactiveness and tireless dedication in advancing the course of Nigeria’s aviation industry.
Kana while welcoming the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, stated that Nigeria has the highest economic partnership in Africa with Canada noting that the Bilateral Air Services Agreement will be beneficial to both countries.
In his response, the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Pasquale Salvaggio thanked Nigeria government saying it is a pleasure to witness the signing of the BASA.
Salvaggio,in a statement by Head Press and Public Affairs, Odutayo Oluseyi expressed the Canadian government readiness to always work with Nigeria in strengthening Bilateral agreements
Code-share allows greater access to cities through a given airline’s network without having to offer extra flights, and makes connections simpler by allowing single bookings across multiple flights and airlines. Most major airlines today have code sharing partnerships with other airlines and code sharing is a key feature of airline alliances.
