London: AMERICA has opened its borders to fully-jabbed Brits today after almost two years.
The first British Airways and Virgin Atlantic tourist flights will land in New York’s JFK airport today after a dual take-off from Heathrow.
But what are the entry rules and how easy is it to cross the border?
At 12:01am today, America’s restrictions were lifted, meaning that British travellers as well as visitors from most European countries would finally be allowed to visit.
It seems we’re all itching to get back too. Airlines have seen a huge influx of bookings in recent weeks - Virgin Atlantic announced that their US flight sales surged by 600 per cent immediately after the announcement was made on October 24.
New data from ABTA has revealed that nearly 1 in 5 of people who plan to holiday abroad hope to travel to the USA over the next year.
It’s no surprise that demand is high when friends and relatives have been kept apart for more than 600 days.
Families are more desperate than ever to reunite with loved ones across the pond and today they’ll be able to do just that.
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US opens to vaccinated Brits from today – we’re onboard the first flights to test how easy it is to travel to America