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Emotional families reunite at airport as US lifts travel ban
The US imposed restrictions on non-citizen air travellers in January 2020. The ban, which barred overseas employees and households from reuniting, was prolonged to 33 nations. It was formally lifted immediately.
British Airways reopened the Europe-to-US route with a primary flight reserved for pandemic-separated households.
Chosen passengers greeted their family members and new relations with teary eyes after being aside for over 600 days.