British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are among carriers to have grounded flights, with flights in and out of Dubai International and Al Maktoum International airport in Dubai suspended. The Foreign Office is warning British citizens against all but essential travel to Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Those already there have been advised to shelter. This came after Iran launched retaliatory attacks on the Gulf states. Long-haul travel is being affected more widely and Heathrow has urged travellers to check with their airlines.

One person has been killed and 11 others were injured at airports in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Four of those injuries were among members of staff at Dubai International. Emirates has suspended its operations in and out of Dubai until 15:00 local time (13:00 GMT) on Monday due to airspace closures across the region, while Etihad has suspended flights out of Abu Dhabi until 02:00 local time. British Airways has cancelled services to Tel Aviv and Bahrain until Wednesday. It said services between Heathrow and Abu Dhabi, Amman, Bahrain, Doha, Dubai or Tel Aviv could be affected for several days. Richard and Hannah from London had been en route to Oman but are now stuck in Bahrain. "In the early hours of this morning a drone attacked the airport so we can't reach Oman this evening as planned," Hannah said on Sunday, describing an "uneasy 24 hours". Given the situation in the region could escalate, they are now looking to return home, Richard said. (BBC)