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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.
Bhavna Patel was one of those intending to be on the first New York-bound BA flight leaving Heathrow this morning.