A British minister hailed the resumption of UK–U.S. flights as a “momentous” move and a “massive moment” for the aviation sector, after the United States lifted its COVID-19 travel ban and reopened its borders to UK visitors on Monday. Thousands of British travelers are jetting off to the United States for long-awaited reunions with family and friends as the travel ban was lifted 600 days after it was imposed. Robert Courts, Britain’s under-secretary of state for transport, called the resumption of transatlantic flights “momentous.” “This is a massive moment for the aviation sector,” he said at Heathrow Airport. “It’s about people fundamentally, it’s about getting families back together,” Courts said. “That’s on top of the massive economic benefit that there is from having the United States and Great Britain—these great friends and allies, countries that have so much in common—back in regular contact with each other again.” Transport Secretary Grant …