Emotional reunions unfolded at Columbia Metropolitan Airport on Christmas Eve as families and friends traveled from around the world to spend the holidays together.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – For many families, the holidays mean long trips and long-awaited reunions. At Columbia Metropolitan Airport on christmas Eve, loved ones finally came together, turning routine arrivals into emotional homecomings.
Among them were Sarah, Bhawika and Lucas, who consider each other family despite living in different parts of the world. They met years ago as exchange students, hosted by the same american family. This Christmas, they reunited in South Carolina to visit their former host moms.
“This year, it was vital to see each other for Christmas because they just moved down here to South Carolina,” said Sarah, who traveled from Italy.
The journey was long. Bhawika traveled multiple days from Thailand to California to Columbia. They said the travel was worth it.
“It’s good, it’s good. It’s good to be seeing everyone,” Bhawika said.
When asked what they were moast excited about,the answer came quickly.
“Food, food, drinks and spending time together,” the group said.
Across the terminal, another reunion unfolded as Antonio and his daughter Avery greeted Avery’s grandmother, Debbie, who traveled from Washington, D.C. It had been several years as the family last celebrated Christmas together.
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