UK and US sign post-Brexit flight agreement.

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The United Kingdom and the United States have signed an agreement that will allow the continuity of commercial flights between both countries when the transition period of Brexit ends, informed this Tuesday the British Ministry of Transport (DfT).

This new bilateral pact on air services has been signed by the British Minister of Transport, Grant Shapps, and the U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, added the source.

Flights between the United Kingdom and the U.S. operate under an open skies agreement between the EU and the U.S., but British territory will be disconnected from the European bloc on Dec. 31, when the transition period ends, EFE reported.

The Ministry of Transport of the United Kingdom has emphasized that trade with the U.S. is estimated at about 230 billion pounds (256,220 million euros) per year.

“The air services agreement will allow us to continue travel and trade with one of our closest friends and allies, working together to mutually boost our economies on both sides of the Atlantic,” Shapps said.

“This is one of the many steps we are taking as we head into a bright new future at the end of the transition period,” the minister said.

London and Brussels are currently negotiating a trade agreement that should govern the future relationship from January 1, but have so far made no major progress.