China and Britain to relax the number of cargo flights and destination restrictions

?The UK and China have agreed to increase the number of passenger flights between the two countries from 40 to 100 each week and cancel the restrictions on the number of cargo flights, the British government said on Tuesday. Will allow the airline to fly to any destination in the other country.

The UK government said on Tuesday that the UK and China have agreed to increase the number of passenger flights between the two countries from 40 to 100 per week and cancel the number of cargo flights, which will help the UK to lift trade after the referendum And tourism.

In a statement, the British Ministry of Transport said Britain and China agreed to abolish destination restrictions, allowing any one of the cities to open passenger flights between services. Prior to this, the weekly fly / fly in the cargo flights are limited to their maximum 10 classes, air space division can only fly to the other country's six specific destinations.

British Transport Minister Chris Grayling said in a statement that increasing the number of flights between Britain and China would provide significant opportunities for UK companies and help boost trade, create jobs and revitalize the UK economy. "It's a great moment for the UK," he said.

According to the British Government, about 270,000 Chinese tourists visited the UK in 2015, an increase of 46% over the previous year, spending rose 18% to 586 million pounds ($ 712 million) and squeezed China into the UK Value of the top ten inbound tourism market.

The British government says there are 38 passenger flights to Britain each week and 29 to China.