Biden seeks agreement to boost transatlantic air travel this summer

On his first trip abroad since taking office, the US president is pledging to reopen air links with European countries

US president Joe Biden and UK prime minister Boris Johnson have pledged to permit air travel between their respective countries — but his national security adviser warned that the move may not happen soon.

US president Joe Biden and UK prime minister Boris Johnson have committed to resume travel between Britain and the US as quickly as possible. How soon remains very much an open question.

The two leaders will meet for the first time in Cornwall, southwestern England, and launch a joint task force to explore options to resume travel between their countries. Before the coronavirus pandemic, more than 5m people from Britain visited the US and over 4.5m Americans visited the UK every year, according to figures released by Mr Johnson’s office.