Canada Drops Flight Restrictions

A multitude of prior restrictions imposed on European airliners for their Canada-bound flights have been done away with, opening up a new era of air travel between the old continent and the land of the maple leaf.

Previously, a European airline was only allowed to fly to Canada from a local airport within its home country, but was not allowed to pick up connecting flights in another country. For example, an Air France flight could not stop in Brussels, Belgium before heading to a Canadian airport. Rather, it was mandatory that the connecting flight be taken within the country’s own borders, such as Paris or Nice.

This new agreement signed by Canada and the European Union lifts the binding restrictions, and permits the majority of European airlines to fly to Canada, no matter where they take off from beforehand.

For passengers, the aviation deal would allow them to avoid going through second security checks during flight transfers, which are annoying and cumbersome for travelers going from one continent to another.