Decision No. 111-A-2007

March 9, 2007

File No. M4210/A328-4-12

Air Transat A.T. Inc. carrying on business as Air Transat (hereinafter Air Transat) has applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency (hereinafter the Agency) for the authority set out in the title. The application was received on February 22, 2007.

Under Licence No. 030158, Air Transat is authorized to operate a scheduled international service, large aircraft, in accordance with the Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Dominican Republic on Air Transport initialled ad referendum on June 18, 1986 (hereinafter the Agreement).

Condition No. 1 of Licence No. 030158 states:

The Licensee is authorized to operate the route(s) set out in the Agreement.

Under the terms of the Agreement, the airlines designated by Canada may serve Santo Domingo and Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. There is no provision permitting service to additional points in the Dominican Republic.

The Agency may grant temporary authority pursuant to subsection 78(2) of the Canada Transportation Act (hereinafter the CTA) for a service which is not permitted in a bilateral air transport agreement. The Agency is of the opinion that it would be appropriate in this case to grant temporary authority for the IATA 2007 Summer season.

The Agency has reviewed and considered the application and the material filed in support thereof.

Accordingly, the Agency, pursuant to subsection 78(2) of the CTA, hereby varies Condition No. 1 of Licence No. 030158 to the extent necessary to permit Air Transat to serve the additional point Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, from March 25 to October 27, 2007.

In all other respects, the service(s) shall be operated in accordance with the Agreement.

The authority granted herein does not exempt Air Transat from the requirements of other legislative acts or regulations, including those of Transport Canada.

This Decision shall form part of Licence No. 030158 and shall remain affixed thereto as long as this Decision is in force.

Members

• Raymon J. Kaduck
• Mary-Jane Bennett