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South Africans heading for IoM welcome travel ban lifting

Looking forward to Christmas on the Island

Two teenage girls are looking forward to spending Christmas at their grandparents in Onchan now the international travel ban's been lifted.

They're due to fly from South Africa in the next few days; they had to cancel their original plans when the Omicron restrictions were introduced last month.

You can find out more about their story HERE.

Their father is former cyclist Steve Porter, who represented the Isle of Man at the Commonwealth Games, and who now lives near Cape Town.

He says they can't wait to get to the Island.

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