In
2003 the British and US governments signed the Wideawake agreement designed to
allow a limited amount of non-scheduled civilian aircraft to land on Ascension
Island, under responsibility of the British government. The island has a
regular airlink with the United Kingdom and the Falkland Islands, with
twice weekly flights from the RAF Ascension Island to the UK (RAF
Brize Norton) and to theFalkland Islands (RAF Mount Pleasant). These are
chartered civilian Airbus A330 aircraft operated by Hi Fly a
Portuguese airline
