UK and US sign aviation agreement to protect vital travel links

Transport Secretary signs bilateral agreement safeguarding the future of air travel between the UK and US.

• Transport Secretary, US Secretary of State and US Transportation Secretary co-sign Air Services Agreement ahead of the end of EU transition period
• arrangement safeguards flights between the UK and US
• agreement reinforces the UK’s trading relationship with the US, worth over £230 billion

The Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, has today (17 November 2020) signed a new bilateral Air Services Agreement safeguarding the future of air travel between the UK and US past the end of the transition period. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed on behalf of the US, along with Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

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