British nationals who landed in the UK on the first government flight out of the Middle East since the widespread conflict began six days ago have told how they scrambled across borders to get on the plane. The flight, originally scheduled to leave Oman's capital Muscat on Wednesday night, had its departure delayed by nearly 24 hours following technical issues. It eventually took off on Thursday night local time, before landing at London's Stansted Airport at 00:53 GMT on Friday. More than 140,000 Britons in the region have registered their presence with the UK's Foreign Office, after US-Israeli strikes on Iran prompted retaliatory strikes by Iran across the region. Fazal Chowdhury, a Dubai resident, has described the experience as "a little bit surreal to be honest", explaining he and his wife decided to drive to the Omani capital as soon as they saw the initial reports of attacks on the city.…