S'pore, China sign air services pact

S'pore, China sign air services pact

SINGAPORE: Singapore and China signed an expanded air services
pact allowing airlines of both countries to operate passenger and
all-cargo services between the two countries with no restrictions
on capacity, routing or aircraft type, the Transport Ministry
said on Thursday.

The agreement will provide opportunities for the airlines to
grow, "riding on the phenomenal growth in China's civil aviation
market," said Singapore's Minister for Transport Yeo Cheow Tong.

The pact was signed on Nov. 30 in Beijing by Yeo and Yang
Yuanyuan, minister for the General Administration of Civil
Aviation of China (CAAC).

"The new pact will pave the way for even more air services to
be introduced between our two countries, which will in turn lead
to greater economic, tourism and social exchanges.

Singapore and Chinese airlines currently operate more than 170
weekly scheduled passenger and all-cargo services between
Singapore and 18 Chinese cities.-- DPA