Taiwan, Canadian sign deal

Taiwan, Canadian sign deal

TAIPEI (DPA): Taiwan and Canada will each allow a second
airline to serve the Taipei-Vancouver route from June due to the
increase in passengers, EVA Airways said Friday.

Under a code-sharing agreement, EVA and Air Canada will join
the route which has been served by Mandarin Airlines and Canadian
Airline International since 1990.

"From June 2 to July 5, In the first month, EVA will offer
three flights per week using a Boeing 747-400 jet. After July 5,
Air Canada will also offer three flights per week," EVA spokesman
Ke Wen-ling said.

Air Canada is Canada's largest airline while EVA is Taiwan's
second airline.

EVA has been applying to fly the route for several years, but
Canada said it would allow a second airline to serve the route
when passengers on each airline passed 300,000 per year, which
has now been attained.