We're all off to sunny Spain once again after the Covid-19 travel ban was lifted. And the Daily Mirror was on board the first plane out of the UK heading to the Costas today.
Excited sun-seekers and expats joined the early morning flight from Manchester to Alicante. Colleen Pitchford, 74, who retired and moved to Mazarron, Murcia, seven years ago, had flown back to the UK in early March to watch her beloved Liverpool play Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
But five days later Spain was in lockdown and she could not return. After more than three months away, she was in tears as she landed at Alicante.
She said: “I got the first available flight. I could not wait to get back home. I’m looking forward to having lunch later with a friend