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The UK wants special conditions (Photo: Wikipedia)

EU and US close to clinching Open Skies deal

An EU-US deal on opening up competition in the trans-Atlantic aviation sector is ready to be approved, but the UK is set to demand conditions before any deal is finalised.

EU transport ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday (22 March) will vote on a deal which EU and US negotiators hammered out at the beginning of the month to liberalise transatlantic air traffic after four years of discussions.

The move will see up to €12 billion in economic benefits as increased competition b...

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