As dozens of British Airways pilots and cabin crew are brought back from the Gulf on a special BA flight, The Independent understands that the route used is being primed for a major airlift of stranded British travellers.
A British Airways Boeing 787 flew out overnight from London Heathrow to Muscat in Oman to pick up flight crew who have been stranded in the UAE since airspace closed abruptly on Saturday. Iran has been dispatching missiles and drones to attack targets in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
