Sky Doc on Flight 149 British Airways Passengers, Crew Held Hostage by Saddam Hussein Gets Trailer

FLIGHT 149: HOSTAGE OF WAR Is The Title of A New Sky Feature Documentary That Recounts “One of the MOST EXTRAORDINARY-AND UNTIL RECENTLY, Official Denied-Chapters of The Gulf War The Original Film that will Debut in the UK and Ireland in June.

“On Aug. 2, 1990, Just After Saddam [Hussein]’S Forces Storm Kuwait, A CIVILIAN FLIGHT UNWITTINGLYLINGLES DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF The Warzone, “Reads a synopsis for the doc. Become Pawns in A Rapidly Escalating International Crisis that Will Reshape the Middle East. ”

Calling the DOC “an unflinting exploration of a geopolitical scandal,” Sky also Highlightned the stakes. “For Over Three Decdes, The British Government Denied Any Prior Knowledge of the Invasion Before The Plane’s Ill-FATED LANDING. NOW, New Information Has Come to Light to Challenge. hostages are resources the british government and ba [British Airways] To Court to Seek Justice and the Truth. ”

Premiering on June 11 On Sky Documentaries and Sky Streaming Service Now, FLIGHT 149: HOSTAGE OF WAR Promise to Combine “Powerful Firmand Testimonies from the Key Players, Including the Surviving Hostages, Kuwaiti Resistance Fighters, Investigative Journalist Stephen Davis.

WHEN PLANS FOR The DOC WERE FIRST UNVILED, SKY HIGHLIGTED THAT MORE THAN 385 MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WERE ON BOARD OF THE FLIGHT. “Saddam Hussein Broadcasts to the World That Passengers of the Plane Are Now Now His ‘Guests’ and are Not Allowed to Leave,“ It Noted Back Then. “They Held as Human Shields in Military and Chemical Plants Across Iraq in A Rapidly Escalating International Crisis. Over The Next Five MONHS, A TENSE HOSTAGE Story. A Pivotal Moment in Geopolitical History that Will Change the West’s Relationship with the Middle East Forever. Cover-Up, and UNEXPECTED INVOLVEMENT FROM RICHARD BRANSON. ”

The Trailer for the Feature Doc, Produced by Drum Studios, Gives A FIRST TASTE OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN FLIGHT 149: HOSTAGE OF WAR and includes Footage of the Likes of Ten-UK Prime Minister Margaret that’s Next to Ten-Us President George Hw Bush, A Shot of Saddam Hussein, As Well As A Range of Former.

Watch The Trailer Below.