Airlines
UK and U.S. Reach Post-Brexit Open Skies Deal
The agreement provides for stability and the status quo on the transatlantic.
A British Airways Boeing 777-300ER arrives at London Heathrow Airport from New York JFK. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Hawkeye UK)
A British Airways Boeing 777-300ER arrives at London Heathrow Airport from New York JFK. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Hawkeye UK)

Delegations from the UK and U.S. finalized a post-Brexit open skies agreement during a new round of talks in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. The new bilateral air services agreement calls for liberal market access with no restrictions on capacity, frequency, or pricing on routes to and from airports in both countries and provides a solution for the thorny issue of traffic rights to the U.S. for UK airlines not majority owned and effectively controlled by UK nationals.