Emotional return for travellers and families


Ashoke Batura’s family welcomes him home at Changi Airport. — Reuters

The first travellers from Dubai trickled into Changi Airport in the morning yesterday, after days of flight cancellations caused by the conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran that closed airspaces across the Middle East.

Many travellers had scrambled to book the limited plane tickets on offer and were greeted by family members who were relieved and overjoyed to see them return home.

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