Effective January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom is no longer a part of the European Union (EU). Therefore, the Open Skies Agreement with EU countries no longer applies to the United Kingdom.

The information below is from the U.S. General Services Administration Fly America Act website: 

"Open Skies Agreements” are bilateral or multilateral agreements between the U.S. Government and the governments of foreign countries that allow travelers to use foreign air carriers from these countries for government-funded international travel.

The United States currently has Open Skies Agreements in effect with:

• European Union (28 countries) (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, including Iceland and Norway)
• Australia
• Switzerland
• Japan

The agreement with the European Union (EU) permits the use of an EU air carrier for travel outside the United States. Iceland and Norway are not EU members, but are members of the EU air treaty. This is the only one of these four agreements that allows for an origin or destination in a third country as long as the flight stops in the EU.

Note: As of January 1, 2021, The United Kingdom (U.K.) is no longer a member of the EU. Consequently, the Open Skies Agreement with the EU does not pertain to the U.K. Travelers must use a U.S. Flag Carrier to travel from the U.S. to the U.K. and not a U.K. airline (e.g., British Airways), unless they use a different Fly America Act exception. Travelers may continue to use an EU agreement for travel from the U.S. to the U.K. as long as the flight stops in the EU prior to arrival in the U.S. or the U.K.

• European Union (April 30, 2007)
  • Amendment 1 [PDF - 751 KB] (June 24, 2010)
  • Amendment 2 (June 21, 2011)

For more information, please visit the Fly America Act website.