PRAGUE, May 6 (Reuters) - Canada and the European Union signed an "open skies" pact on Wednesday under which Canadian and EU airlines will be able to fly freely between any airport in the 27-country EU and any Canadian airport, officials said.
The deal will replace an existing patchwork of bilateral agreements between Canada and European states, which include restrictions on routes, prices and the number of weekly flights.
The agreement will also ease restrictions on control and ownership of airlines. (Reporting by David Brunnstrom; writing by Pete Harrison)