Smoke and fire rise from the site of airstrikes at Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7,2026 (Picture: AFP)
Travellers landed just before 8am having managed to buy a ticket to escape the bombing with alerts ringing out even as they got on their plane.
Chris and Nicky Weare from Bristol had to pay £12,000 for tickets with hundreds of Brits battling to get out of Dubai which has been hit by a series of missiles on its port,apartments and other infrastructure.
Nicky,47,told Metro: ‘The situation is not good it’s very frightening. We saw drones being intercepted and a bomb hitting the harbour. But the government denies its serious they are telling everyone everything ok but it’s far from ok it’s like the Titanic the band is playing on as the ship sinks.’
Chris added: ‘An example of it being like the Titanic was at a horse racing meeting.
‘There were literally missiles flying above our heads and the commentator at the racecourse,who was English,just carried on with the announcements as if nothing was happening,it’s bizarre.’
Meanwhile,the second evacuation flight to the UK from the Middle East landed at Gatwick today.
The repatriations have raised questions about who is responsible for bringing travellers home and paying for the costs.
Most countries in Europe,including the UK,will charge travellers for a seat on the repatriation flights.
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