Nigeria, Canada seal code-sharing deal under new BASA

Nigeria and Canada have finalized a Code-sharing Agreement under a new Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA), aimed at facilitating air connectivity and passenger convenience between the two countries.

The announcement was made on Friday by Festus Keyamo, Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, through a statement on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.

Keyamo stated that he had signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during a formal signing ceremony in Abuja on Friday.

His Canadian counterpart had previously signed the document in Ottawa earlier in the month and transmitted it through the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Pasquale Salvaggio, who represented Canada at the event.

“This afternoon, on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I signed my portion of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and Canada which is specifically on Code-sharing. My Canadian counterpart signed her portion earlier in the month in Ottawa and transmitted the document through the Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Pasquale Salvaggio, who represented Canada at the signing ceremony today,” Keyamo’s post read.

The  agreement will enable airlines from Nigeria and Canada to collaborate on flight routes, creating a more integrated travel network between the two countries.