Issue dated October 6, 1988 - Approval for Toronto - Tokyo non-stop.
Canada reached an agreement with Japan on September 30, 1988 for new scheduled air services, permitting Canadian Airlines to begin its long-sought non-stop Toronto-Tokyo route. It will be a cooperative venture with Japan Air Lines.
Plans call for the airline to extend that service to points beyond Tokyo to destinations such as Hong Kong or Bangkok. As Canada's preeminent carrier to the Orient, Canadian Airlines will utilize its expanded opportunities provided in the agreement to connect Canadian points with Nagoya in 1989, and with the completion of the Kansai International Airport will provide services to Osaka in 1993.
Canadian Airlines may also link Calgary and Edmonton with more direct services to Tokyo as early as 1989.
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