Dubai floods: London Marathon runner makes it back to UK in time

She wrote: "Spent 14 hours at the airport, with the flight time constantly moving back every hour, we think only 5 flights left (on Wednesday) and there was no staff in sight all day to ask what was going on.

"Flight got cancelled.

"Were told by Emirates there was no more availability on flight to the UK this week so changed our flight to Barcelona, wanted to just get closer to the UK then figure it out."

In a video update after touching down in the UK on Thursday afternoon, Ms Bugeja said: "I have to pinch myself that I am actually here and this is all real!"