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US bookings surge upon 'crucial' reopening and govt widens vaccine acceptance

Government
Gary Noakes
9 November 2021

The scenes in New York when the first transatlantic flights for 20 months landed on Monday (8 November) lead many national new outlets and bulletins on Tuesday.

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The importance of the US reopening its borders to international travels for the first time since March 2020 is further underlined by reports of soaring demand for transatlantic flights.

Travel leaders have hailed the reopening a "turning point" for travel after some 20 months of Covid-enforced lockdown and travel restrictions.

Here are the key headlines travel woke up to on Tuesday 9 November.

US carriers report soaring transatlantic demand