Britain Boosts China Links With Agreement to Double Flights
- Accord permits each country to operate 100 services a week
- Government says deal will boost links for post-Brexit economy
Aerial view of a British Airways Boeing 747 landing on Runway 27R at London Heathrow Airport.
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Britain announced an agreement to double the number of flights allowed to operate between U.K. cities and China as Prime Minister Theresa May’s government seeks to boost inter-continental transport links following June’s vote to quit the European Union.
Passenger services can now increase from the current maximum of 40 a week for carriers from each nation to as many as 100, while any destination can be served after a cap of six cities per country was dropped, the Department for Transport said Tuesday. There’ll also be no limit on cargo-only operations.