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Airlines across Europe report that their flights are full or nearly full on the first day of the United States reopening to vaccinated international travelers.
The Lufthansa group told CNN that its companies operate 31 flights to the United States today, all of them with full reservations.
Virgin Atlantic said its flights are 98% full, while both Swiss Air and British Airways said passenger volume on flights to the United States was high.
British Airways and Virgin Atlantic celebrated the easing of restrictions with a double takeoff of their first flights from London Heathrow Airport to New York's JFK Airport.
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"The reopening of the transatlantic travel corridor, more than 600 days after the introduction of the US travel ban, will provide a major boost to the aviation industry, help the economic recovery of both nations and restore vital business connections. The United States is the UK's largest trading partner, and aviation contributes 23 million pounds (US $ 31,151,200) a day to the British economy. In 2019, 22 million people traveled between the two countries, along with 900,000 tonnes of cargo, "BA said in a press release.
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Air France said it will increase its capacity as the announcement has "led to a significant increase in bookings at Air France, particularly on routes to New York, Miami and Los Angeles, for travel in November and during the Christmas holiday period. ".
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Europe's largest airline association, Airlines 4 Europe, said in a statement: "After an unprecedented 18-month shutdown, today we celebrate the reopening of the US to nearly 76% of the EU's adult population who has since vaccinated against COVID-19. European airlines are eager to reunite families and friends who have been separated for too long, and many A4E airlines have increased their frequencies in response to pent-up demand. the reopening will give a much-needed boost to transatlantic traffic and also to our hard-working travel and tourism industry, just in time for the holidays. "
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