Dozens of “flights to nowhere” have left Britons stranded in the air during a terrifying 12-hour journey while dodging Iranian missiles and drones.<\/p>\n
Mind-numbing tours have seen passengers taken on imaginary 6,150-mile flights to active warzones in the Middle East – before they are forced to turn back and land in London.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsign up for Sun<\/span> Newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Emirates’ packed flight EK10, which took off from Gatwick on Monday for a planned trip to Britain’s holiday hotspot Dubai, was the latest plane to suffer the problem. iran<\/span> war.<\/p>\n It comes like this…<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n As the pilot passed over Saudi Arabia, a massive Iranian drone strike opened fire on Dubai International Airport.<\/p>\n fuel fire<\/p>\n Saudi attacks and Qatar expel diplomats as Iran’s war on world energy escalates<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n desert hell<\/p>\n Tourist jailed in Dubai for posting Iran war video before crackdown<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Flights to and from the airport were immediately suspended as a thick plume of black smoke hung over the city’s horizon, preventing many flights from landing altogether.<\/p>\n Flight EK10 was one of these planes and was forced to turn back due to the dire threat from the Iranians ahead strikes<\/span> Hovering.<\/p>\n Tracking data shows the pilot turned back to Gatwick before entering the UAE.<\/p>\n Once landed safely at Gatwick, the total flight time was almost half a day, completing the 6,150-mile journey.<\/p>\n Several similar disastrous flights also occurred between 1.40 am and 2 am UK time on Monday.<\/p>\n About 30 Dubai-bound Emirates flights were forced to make U-turns, many of which were coming from European and Indian cities. saudi arabia<\/span> Or the Arabian Sea, according to FlightRadar24 and AirNav Radar.<\/p>\n Passengers aboard flight EK164 were informed near Cairo, Egypt that they were to return to Dublin shortly after the war drums sounded.<\/p>\n Other fliers were not so lucky.<\/p>\n Some aircraft were unable to make return flights to their original destinations due to connection or fuel concerns, so were diverted to various locations.<\/p>\n Flights from New York, Tokyo, Shanghai and Moscow to Cairo, Karachi, Dhaka and Islamabad were stopped. <\/p>\n Two flights from Dallas and Toronto were diverted to Italy.<\/p>\n Some flights, including Emirates flight EK9875 from Shanghai to Dubai, faced wartime skies.<\/p>\n After a 6,800-mile marathon \u2013 including a 20-hour flight \u2013 the plane landed in the United Arab Emirates after refueling in Bangladesh.<\/p>\n Thousands of flights in and out of the Middle East have been canceled since the war broke out following US-Israeli air strikes on Tehran. <\/p>\n British Airways has canceled all flights to Dubai until the end of June as the ongoing crisis in Iran continues to impact travel.<\/p>\n The flag carrier confirmed that it has suspended all operations in the UAE, Jordan and Bahrain until May 31. <\/p>\n Flights to Doha have also been suspended until the end of April.<\/p>\n Emirates and Queue<\/span> The airways have resumed limited flights from Dubai and Doha respectively in recent weeks.<\/p>\n It comes as attacks on oil and gas plants in the Middle East have now caused turmoil in the fresh energy market.<\/p>\n Israel launched its first major attack on Iranian energy sites, posing an immediate threat of massive retaliation against Gulf plants that supply much of the world’s oil and gas.<\/p>\n The mullahs warned neighboring states to evacuate major installations, sending the price of Brent crude rising 6.1 percent to nearly $110 a barrel.<\/p>\n Iran immediately retaliated by targeting the world’s largest liquefied natural gas plant with missiles.<\/p>\n Horrific footage showed several large fires in Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial city as QatarEnergy confirmed it suffered “extensive damage” in the attack.<\/p>\n Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was also set on fire in a suspected Iranian ballistic missile attack, injuring four civilians.<\/p>\n Dozens of “flights to nowhere” have left Britons stranded in the air during a terrifying 12-hour journey while dodging Iranian missiles and drones. 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