Barry Manners boarded British Airways Flight 149 with his partner Anthony, settling into their business class seats as they looked forward to a summer holiday to remember. But little did they know that within hours they would begin their descent into a warzone and the start of a harrowing months-long hostage ordeal. Rhys Griffiths tells their story… The wheels of the British Airways jumbo City of Leeds left the runway at Heathrow shortly after 6pm local time on August 1, 1990. The Boeing 747 was bound for Kuala Lumpur, with two scheduled layovers en route – the first in Kuwait City, the second…
