The minister generously gave Air Canada and Canadian two years in which to undertake this process, before he would accept applications from anybody else to make services to routes that those two airlines currently held, other than if they were operating in a market of more than 300,000 people.
Le ministre a généreusement accordé à Air Canada et Canadien deux ans pour entreprendre cela avant d'accepter de recevoir les demandes de quiconque serait intéressé à desservir les liaisons que détiennent actuellement ces deux compagnies aériennes, sauf si le marché concerné comprend plus de 300 000 personnes.