{"id":189,"date":"2026-03-08T18:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T18:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=189"},"modified":"2026-03-08T18:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T18:30:37","slug":"vicky-pattison-and-husband-ercan-ramadan-flee-dubai-as-they-drive-11-hours-to-oman-to-fly-home-to-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=189","title":{"rendered":"Vicky Pattison and husband Ercan Ramadan flee Dubai as they drive 11 hours to Oman to fly home to UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify\">Have YOU got a story? Email: tips@.co.uk<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Vicky Pattison has shared an update with fans as she and husband Ercan\u00a0Ramadan attempt to flee Dubai\u00a0after the US-Israel war against Iran\u00a0sparked chaos in the UAE.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The TV personality, 32, revealed they had been driven a whopping 11 hours across the border to Oman amid the &#8216;rising panic&#8217; in a desperate bid to finally fly home to the UK after their three previous flights were cancelled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Vicky and Ercan abandoned plans to try to fly to Australia or New Zealand, but wanted to return home and be reunited with their beloved dogs Milo and Max as &#8216;quickly and safety as possible&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Alongside snaps of their mammoth trip to Oman, she penned: &#8216;We&#8217;re so sorry for our radio silence over the last week, with everything unfolding the way it was and changing so rapidly we desperately didn&#8217;t want to say anything insensitive or hyperbolic that would add to the rising panic around the situation&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8216;We really appreciate all your messages of concern and just wanted to reassure everyone that we&#8217;re fine.\u00a0 After 3 cancelled flights and the realisation that we definitely weren&#8217;t going to make it on to Australia and\u00a0New Zealand\u00a0we wanted to try and get home as quickly and safely as possible&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">She went on: &#8216;I understand that there are a lot of people still in\u00a0Dubai\u00a0feeling really calm and safe however, we wanted to be back to our babies, work and normality and we felt like Oman was our best option&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1XMrbP\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1XMrbP.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1XM5A5\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1XM5A5.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8216;We made our way to Oman from Dubai with some of our friends via private transfer, we used this company @skyevipcarrental and found them to be professional, reasonably priced and comfortable&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Vicky continued: &#8216;All in all, the journey took us around 11 hours, including around 2-3 hours at the border crossing, checking documents and passports and cost about \u00a3130pp&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8216;For anyone stuck in Dubai and wanting to get home via Oman, I will put more information on @vickysvacays.. I just don&#8217;t want to overwhelm or bore anyone on here. We are going to try and enjoy our last days away and explore Oman hopefully.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8216;The last week has been quite unsettled and we understand people feeling unsafe and uncertain.. we have experienced moments like that, but ultimately feel like it&#8217;s important we acknowledge our position of privilege.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">She added: &#8216;We are extremely grateful to be making our way home and are thinking of anyone feeling fearful or unsettled, anywhere in a world that is rapidly becoming an increasingly scary place to be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8216;Finally just a little Thankyou to @addressbeachresort and @uaegov for keeping us safe, calm and informed when possible. We will keep you updated and are looking forward to getting home in the next couple of days.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Meanwhile an influencer trapped in a five-star hotel in\u00a0Dubai\u00a0has said Brits who have managed to flee the city \u2018have been lucky\u2019 as she faces a \u00a33,000 bill in living expenses while she remains stranded.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1XMhCv\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1XMhCv.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1XMrbR\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1XMrbR.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1XM2pp\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1XM2pp.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1XMhCy\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1XMhCy.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1XM5A8\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1XM5A8.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Lily Mann, 25, arrived in Dubai with her boyfriend James Shires, 33, on February 26 with the intention of a week-long holiday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">The couple has since spent the last two days trying to navigate a way back home after their Etihad Airways flight to Manchester Airport was cancelled, leaving them to either pay upwards of \u00a310,000 each for a one-way flight or to wait indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">They join the thousands of British travellers stranded in the Middle East after US-Israeli strikes on Iran elicited retaliatory strikes by Iran across the region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">This comes as the UK has halved the readiness time for aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales ahead of a possible deployment to the region, it was reported today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Ms Mann, who also works as a freelance social media manager, told the Daily Mail \u2018the flights home are just not there\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">She said: \u2018We have been very, very unlucky and people who have got out have been very lucky.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">\u2018The few flights that are showing are business class or first class seats, which are coming up to around \u00a310,000\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\" style=\"text-align: justify\">This has forced them to continue staying in the five-star hotel FIVE Luxe JBR, with the holiday extension costing upwards of \u00a33,000 in holiday costs and dog care.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have YOU got a story? 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