Amazing Photos Of Airport Reunions After The Coronavirus Pandemic Separated Families
Countries like the US and Australia are reopening their borders to vaccinated travelers, making for emotional reunions nearly two years in the making at airports around the world.
by Pia Peterson Posted on November 8, 2021, 8:56 pm { "id": 128122049 , "is_fullsize": true } Scott Olson / Getty ImagesYerin Hong gets a hug from her boyfriend, Soomin Kim, after she arrived on a flight from Germany at the international terminal at O'Hare International Airport on Nov. 8 in Chicago.
{ "id": 128122039 , "is_fullsize": true } Ed Jones / AFP via Getty ImagesMembers of the Erebara family embrace following the easing of pandemic travel restrictions at JFK International Airport in New York on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122096 , "is_fullsize": true } Seth Wenig / APJolly Dave, right, makes a phone call after arriving from India and being reunited with her boyfriend, Nirmit Shelat, at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on Nov. 8, 2021. The couple has not been able to see one another for nine months due to pandemic travel restrictions.
{ "id": 128122359 , "is_fullsize": true } Eduardo Munoz / ReutersPeople wait for their relatives after the arrival of the British Airways flight at JFK International Airport in New York on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122201 , "is_fullsize": true } Carlos Barria / ReutersTehram Qureshi hugs a family member as he arrives from London at JFK International Airport following the lifting of restrictions on the entry of non-US citizens imposed to help curb the spread of COVID-19 in New York on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122210 , "is_fullsize": true } Brian Snyder / ReutersAndrzej Formaniak greets his wife, Eva Eggar, after she arrived at Logan International Airport in Boston on Nov. 8. The US is reopening air and land borders to vaccinated travelers for the first time since COVID-19 restrictions were imposed,
{ "id": 128123298 , "is_fullsize": true } Kevin Lamarque / ReutersA woman hugs her grandson who she has not seen in three years upon her arrival from Frankfurt, Germany, at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122065 , "is_fullsize": true } Seth Wenig / APTil Wagenaar greets her son, Joost Wagenaar, after she flew from the Netherlands at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on Nov. 8, 2021. Til has not been to see her son in two years, and this trip will be the first time she can meet her 1-year-old grandchild.
{ "id": 128122343 , "is_fullsize": true } Brian Snyder / ReutersDaniel Guerrero hugs his 3-year-old son, Milan, after Milan arrived at Logan International Airport from the Dominican Republic on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122069 , "is_fullsize": true } Ed Jones / AFP via Getty ImagesDavid Henry (center) embraces his son, Liam, as they meet after arriving on a flight from the UK following the easing of pandemic travel restrictions at JFK International Airport in New York on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122219 , "is_fullsize": true } Carlos Barria / ReutersJill and Stephen Brownbill react as they meet their newly born grandson, Rocco, while arriving at JFK International Airport on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122112 , "is_fullsize": true } Ed Jones / AFP via Getty ImagesAlison Henry embraces her son, Liam, as they meet after arriving on a flight from the UK at JFK International Airport on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122117 , "is_fullsize": true } Seth Wenig / APNatalia Abrahao is lifted up by her fiancé, Mark Ogertsehnig, as they greet one another at Newark Liberty International Airport on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122133 , "is_fullsize": true } Seth Wenig / APPeople applaud and take pictures as MaKensi Kastl greets her boyfriend, Thierry Coudassot, after he arrived from France at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122313 , "is_fullsize": true } Eduardo Munoz / ReutersReunited family members stand in the terminal after their British Airways flight landed at JFK International Airport on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122324 , "is_fullsize": true } Brian Snyder / ReutersRoberta Pavei Gibson is greeted by her dog, Choo Choo, after arriving on a flight from London at Logan International Airport in Boston on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128123158 , "is_fullsize": true } Kevin Lamarque / ReutersAbdul Shukoor embraces his nephews as they are reunited upon his arrival from Brussels at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia, on Nov. 8, 2021.
{ "id": 128122155 , "is_fullsize": true } Eduardo Munoz / ReutersPeople meet relatives at baggage claim while arriving at JFK International Airport on Nov. 8, 2021.
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