Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) and other Canadian airlines have been granted daytime access rights to Tokyo Haneda starting in April 2014 following the successful conclusion of negotiations between the Canadian and Japanese governments. As Haneda is the closer of Tokyo's two primary international gateways, this new daytime access will allow Canadian air carriers to offer services in addition to those at Tokyo Narita. "Access to Haneda Airport during daytime hours is very important to the further development of Canada-Japan air services. This agreement, reached under Canada's Blue Sky policy, is testimony to the excellent, longstanding relationship that exists between Canada and Japan. It is a concrete step in support of the Federal Tourism Strategy and the growth of the Asia-Pacific Gateway," said Canadian Minister of Transport, Lisa Raitt. Air Canada is currently the only Canadian airline operating to Japan, serving Tokyo Narita from Vancouver International, Toronto Pearson and Calgary.