This is just to announce that we have actually finally

been given permission to fly.

We are at the airport now.

We're just getting ready to go through security.

We've been able to obviously get my mother.

My wife has been told she can fly. She has a ticket.

So fingers crossed, we get through security

and we return to England hopefully later on today.

Last message here, just to say we're actually being evacuated right now.

My mother here behind me, and my wife.

The Chinese authorities have seen fit to allow her to travel.

It looks like we're on a Wam Air 747, which is set to take us to Brize Norton,

I'm led to believe.

So we've been queued up here on the jetway for some time now.

The flight was supposed to leave at 7 am.

I think the time now is actually a little bit closer to 8.30.

Are we on 9 o'clock yet?

Yeah, nearly.

So, yeah, I guess we'll see you when we get back to England.