Originally Posted by
NutLoose
to stop them at the final gate and deny them all sounds a bit like sour grapes by the U.K.
I read that it was the Taliban that stopped the staff from reaching the airport gates.
The social media chat on this has been nauseating. "tHeY fLeW a CaR oUt inSteAd of PeOpLe", oblivious to the space for more passengers around that car and the consequent likelihood the flight had taken everyone who'd been processed when its departure slot arrived. "ThEy aReN't jUsT pEtS, They HeLpEd oUr BrAvE bOys' MeNtAl HeAltH dUrInG tHe WaR" ignoring that it's been 7 years since we had a combat role (and it wasn't in Kabul). "BuT tHe AnImAlS gO iN tHe HoLd", as if a bunch of Afghan girls who've never touched an aeroplane could have loaded the hold safely without diverting military personnel from other tasks. Insane.