As Chair of the Canada-Albania Parliamentary Friendship Group, I was proud to attend Air Transat’s launch of the new Toronto–Tirana route, the first-ever direct air connection between North America and Albania, along with Albania’s Ambassador to Canada, Artemis Malo, other guests, and passengers of the inaugural flight.
This historic route builds on the new air transport agreement between our two countries, which I was proud to advocate for and help advance.
Direct air service will open new economic opportunities by making it easier for businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, tourists, and families to connect. It will help grow trade, support tourism, strengthen commercial ties, and deepen the people-to-people links that are at the heart of the Canada-Albania relationship.
Canada and Albania are NATO allies with a growing partnership, and this new route is an important step in building an even stronger economic relationship between our two countries.
Congratulations to everyone who helped make this milestone possible.
