UK Mercy Flight Stranded in Oman: Passengers' Ordeal

0:00On March 5th, the UK's first government mercy flight for stranded Brits in Oman turned into a major headache last night. The charter plane from Muscat was set to head home around 11 p.m. local time, but got grounded when the pilot hit his maximum flying hours after. Hours long check-ins and 90 minutes of waiting on board. Passengers were shuffled off to a hotel overnight, with the flight finally taking off later today, as Prime Minister Sir Akir Starmer confirmed in A. S. conference, officials blamed technical issues in airport delays for the mess, and travelers grew furious, banging on windows and suffering panic attacks amid fears over the spreading Iran conflict. One 27-year-old Poppy Cleary shelt out 350 pounds for a seat, but heard nothing back and is still stuck there. Other nations pulled off smooth evacuations, like Austria and Spain flying their citizens' home last night with top officials greeting them. Meanwhile, British airways added extra flights for Muscat and 4,000 UK nationals made it

1:02back on Wednesday. More charter flights are lining up from the region, as the war heats up with Iranian missiles toward Israel and Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Prime Minister Starmer plans a 2 p.m. update today, pushing hard to bring everyone home safely.