{"id":323284,"date":"2026-03-05T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/people-had-panic-attacks-first-chartered-flight-for-britons-in-middle-east-fails-to-take-off\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T09:00:20","slug":"people-had-panic-attacks-first-chartered-flight-for-britons-in-middle-east-fails-to-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/people-had-panic-attacks-first-chartered-flight-for-britons-in-middle-east-fails-to-take-off\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;People had panic attacks&#8217;: First chartered flight for Britons in Middle East fails to take off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Bl-FT6XHUgo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'People had panic attacks': First chartered flight for Britons in Middle East fails to take off\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bl-FT6XHUgo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A British passenger who was set to leave the Middle East on a chartered plane has described the situation on the ground as a &quot;total shambles&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Their comments come as Sky News understands that the first flight chartered by the UK government for Britons seeking to leave Oman amid the widening Iran war did not take off.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was due to depart the country&#8217;s capital of Muscat at 11pm local time (7pm UK time) on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/people-had-panic-attacks-first-chartered-flight-for-britons-in-middle-east-fails-to-take-off-13515432<\/p>\n<p>#iran #war #dubai #oman <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A British passenger who was set to leave the Middle East on a chartered plane has described the situation on the ground as a &quot;total shambles&quot;. 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