A family say they have had sleepless nights while attempting to get a grandmother home from Dubai as the conflict in Iran intensifies.
Lenise Blom, 73, from Truro in Cornwall, had been in the United Arab Emirates for a family reunion when the US and Israel started strikes on 28 February.
Her daughter Afton Southern said that despite being put on a priority list, her mother was told she might have to wait a week for a flight.
It is believed Blom boarded an Emirates plane amid “absolute chaos” at the airport on Saturday.
Southern said it was a big relief, especially after flights were suspended in Dubai following Iranian drone strikes.
The BBC has contacted Emirates.
The UK Foreign Office pointed to its website, which offers travel advice to Britons and a link to register their presence in Middle East countries.