Agency Rulings
Decision No. 352-A-2010
August 19, 2010
APPLICATION by Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited pursuant to subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, as amended.
File No. M4212/V85-2
Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited (applicant) has applied to the Canadian Transportation Agency (Agency) for a licence to operate a non-scheduled international service to transport traffic on a charter basis between the United Kingdom and Canada.
The Agency is satisfied that the applicant meets all the applicable requirements of subsection 73(2) of the Canada Transportation Act (CTA).
Further, with respect to this application, the applicant has undertaken that it will not contravene section 59 of the CTA prior to the issuance of the applied for licence.
Accordingly, the Agency approves the application for a licence to operate a non-scheduled international service to transport traffic on a charter basis between the United Kingdom and Canada.
Pursuant to subsection 74(1) of the CTA, the licence is subject to the conditions prescribed by the Air Transportation Regulations, SOR/88-58, as amended, and the following conditions:
1. The Licensee is authorized to transport traffic on a charter basis between the United Kingdom and Canada.
2. The Licensee is prohibited from carrying local traffic between points in Canada.
Members
* Jean-Denis Pelletier, P. Eng.
Source: http://www.otc-cta.gc.ca/decision-ruling/decision-ruling.php?id=30019&lang=eng
So what do we reckon this will be then; a VH charter to the ski slopes during winter season? 8D
