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. 
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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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