US lifts UK travel ban; UK consumer confidence lowest since March; Dow hits record – as it happened
by Graeme Wearden from on (#5RMRH)
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as transatlantic leisure flights resume....and UK households grow more anxious
- Latest: I can finally hold him': onboard flight BA001 after US opens border to UK visitors
- Dow at record high... Tesla dips
- Consumer confidence weakens as households grow pessimistic
- Full story: A moment of celebration': UK flights to US take off from Heathrow
- Introduction: US reopens its borders to UK visitors today
- BA and Virgin Atlantic put aside rivalry for return of leisure flights to US
There are expected to be few if any empty seats on many of the international flights to the US from London, Paris and elsewhere on Monday, and passenger volume is expected to remain high in the coming weeks, Reuters predicts.
Bindiya Patel was one of those intending to be on the first New York-bound BA flight leaving Heathrow this morning.
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