The hostages are faced with the impossible decision of whether to follow the official advice and stay in a hotel occupied by the Iraqi army, or risk everything to make a run for it. The Captain calls a secret meeting of his crew, but has he left it too late to escape?
This episode contains descriptions of graphic violence.
British Airways gave us the following statement: "Our hearts go out to all those caught up in this shocking act of war just over 30 years ago, and who had to endure a truly horrendous experience. The records (released by the Government last year) confirmed British Airways was not warned about the invasion."
The Foreign Office released a statement in 2021 that said: “On 1 of August the British Embassy in Kuwait told the local British Airways office that while flights on 1 August should be safe, subsequent flights were inadvisable”. It then repeated a previous statement to say: “the Government at the time did not attempt in any way to exploit the flight by any means whatever”.
Coming January 2023: The Secret History of The Estonia. A tale of secrets, smuggling and spies and why 852 people died on a ferry. Stephen investigates the mystery behind Europe's worst peacetime shipping disaster since the Titanic.
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Introducing...Oceans: Life Under Water
Antarctica | Ep 6 | Theories
Antarctica | Ep 5 | The Coroner's Verdict
Antarctica | Ep 4 | Madhouse at the End of the Earth
Antarctica | Ep 3 | The Cop
Antarctica | Ep 2 | The Doctor
Antarctica | Ep 1 | Arrival
Coming soon...The Secret History of Antarctica: Death on the Ice
The Race to the South Pole | The Secret History Returns…
Flight 149 | Bonus Episode | UPDATE - Stephen speaks to Jon Snow on Snowcast
Estonia | Bonus Episode | UPDATE - and Stephen answers your questions
Estonia | Ep 8 | Fallout
Estonia | Ep 7 | A new discovery
Estonia | Ep 6 | Shipwreck investigations
Estonia | Ep 5 | Secrets and spies
Estonia | Ep 4 | To salvage or not to salvage
Estonia | Ep 3 | Counting the cost
Estonia | Ep 2 | Survival
Estonia | Ep 1 | Mayday
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