Indian students, families caught up in UK flight suspension

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LONDON: Many Indian students booked to travel back home to be with their friends and family in India over the Christmas and New Year period are among those caught up in Monday’s suspension of all flights to and from the UK as the world reacts to a new rapid-spreading strain of coronavirus detected in parts of England.
While many students would have made travel plans earlier in December after UK universities set up tests to leave the campus processes in place, there are some who are booked on flights in what is one of the busiest travel periods within the UK-India sector.
While tourist visas largely remain suspended, those in the UK for family reasons are also among those caught out by the cancellation. (AGENCIES)