The aviation authorities in Brazil and China have agreed to ease restrictions on commercial air services between their countries, the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Agency has announced.

The agency issued a written statement saying the agreement meant airlines plying routes between Brazil and China would be allowed to serve any number of other countries in between.

“Figures show that civil aviation between the two countries has great potential and can grow even more from now on,” the statement quotes National Civil Aviation Agency President José Botelho as saying.