Regional service in Kamloops, Penticton to resume under new Air Canada agreement with Ottawa - Canada News
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Air Canada, Ottawa agree to aid package worth up to $5 9 billion - Medicine Hat NewsMedicine Hat News
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Saying it is “essential we maintain connections between people and our communities,” Canada’s government has agreed to grant Air Canada access to financial aid in exchange for several actions by the carrier, including domestic route restorations.
The top condition cited by Canadian deputy prime minister and minister of finance Chrystia Freeland for Air Canada gaining access to up to $5.9 billion in liquidity is that “regional communities retain air connections to the rest of Canada through the restart of service at airports temporarily suspended by Air Canada.”
Air Canada said this would be achieved by providing “access to Air Canada s network for nearly all regional communities where service was suspended because of COVID-19 s impact on travel through direct services or new interline agreements with third party regional carriers.”