A TEESSIDE family kept thousands of miles apart by Covid-19 were finally reunited at a special welcome earlier this week.
Seven-year-old Noah had a special interest in an early morning Heathrow flight to Teesside International Airport earlier this week, as it carried an extra special passenger.
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Noah, from Ingleby Barwick, has spent the last seven months waiting for his Grandad to return from work in Bahrain as the cornavirus pandemic has continued to keep them apart.
Grandad Don has been unable to return to Teesside due to the ever-changing Covid rules over international travel.
Don’s wife Alyson and Noah welcomed him back at the arrivals hall at Teesside Airport with a specially made card.
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