EU signs accord with Southeast Asian bloc to expand flights

The European Union finalised a deal with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to expand flights between the two trading blocs, following negotiations that began six years ago.

在六年前开始的谈判之后，欧盟与东盟敲定了一项协议，将扩大两个贸易集团之间的航班。

The deal, signed on 17th October in Bali, Indonesia, will add passenger and cargo services between and beyond both regions, boosting connectivity as Asia reopens following Covid-19 restrictions, the EU said in a statement.

欧盟在一份声明中表示，该协议于10月17日在印度尼西亚巴厘岛签署，将增加这两个地区之间和以外的客运和货运服务，促进亚洲在新冠肺炎限制后重新开放的互联互通。

Under the accord, airlines from member states can operate unlimited flights between the blocs, replacing more limited bilateral arrangements. In addition, they’ll be able to fly as many as 14 weekly passenger services and any number of cargo flights via a third country or beyond, to another nation.

根据该协议，来自成员国的航空公司可以在集团之间运营不受限制的航班，取代更为有限的双边安排。此外，他们将能够每周飞行多达 14个客运航班和任意数量的货运航班，途经第三国或更远的国家飞往另一个国家。

The EU said the pact represents the world’s first bloc-to-bloc air transport agreement. It will open up services for carriers including Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Air France-KLM, Singapore Airlines Ltd, Thai Airways International and Malaysia Airlines System Bhd.

欧盟表示，该协议是世界上第一个集团对集团之间的航空运输协议。它将为德国汉莎航空公司、法航荷航集团、新加坡航空公司、泰国国际航空公司和马来西亚航空系统公司等航空公司开放服务。