S'pore, China inks pact to boost air services

S'pore, China inks pact to boost air services

SINGAPORE: Singapore has signed a pact with China to boost air traffic and civil aviation ties between the two countries, the government said Thursday.

The agreement was signed in Singapore between Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong and China's Aviation Minister Yang Yuanyuan, the transport ministry said in a statement.

The two ministers also agreed to expand the air services agreement capacity between the two countries, the ministry said.

"With closer relations in civil aviation, there will be greater impetus for enhanced economic, social and cultural ties between the peoples of our two countries," Yeo said at a signing ceremony.

Under the deal, capacity for passenger services will rise by 75 percent and cargo capacity will be tripled by 2004, the statement said. -- AFP