Teary-Eyed Family Reunions At New York Airport As US Reopens Borders

Tuesday, 9 November 2021Newsdesk

At terminal 7 inside New York's JFK airport, the first passengers off British Airway's first flight since the borders reopened were greeted with clapping and cheering and company-colored red, white and blue balloons.

New Delhi, 09 November 2021

New York: As soon as she spots her son Liam at New York's JFK airport, Alison Henry runs towards him and gives him a long hug, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I just can't believe it, two and half years!" she says after stepping off a British Airways flight from London, as the United States reopened to vaccinated visitors Monday.

"It's just so emotional, overwhelming," Henry, 63, tells AFP.

She and 31-year-old Liam have spoken every week since the US drastically limited travel from several countries, including the UK, at the start of the pandemic in March 2020.

Source - NDTV