It was the perfect way for two Canadian carriers to celebrate Canada Day.

On July 1 PAL Airlines and Air Canada jointly completed the inaugural PAL Airlines operation of an Air Canada Express flight.

Operated between St. John’s International Airport and Halifax Stanfield International Airport, the inaugural section was the first flight operated under a newly completed commercial agreement achieved between the two carriers to fortify regional service in eastern Canada.

The commercial agreement will see PAL Airlines acquire up to six additional Dash 8-400 aircraft to be progressively introduced into service on behalf of Air Canada for a term of up to five years. This is the most recent in a series of agreements achieved between the two carriers which have built connectivity and enhanced regional travel options in eastern Canada through the addition of PAL Airlines as an Aeroplan partner, the achievement of an interline agreement that allows for customer connections between the two networks, and the sale of certain PAL Airlines flights on Air Canada’s site.

Source: Travelweek