When You Can't Tell The News From Sarcasm

From the Evening Standard...

They were kept in the VIP presidential suite at the airport before catching a British Airways Airbus to Heathrow.

The entire business section of BA flight 6634 was cleared for the 15 marines and sailors.

Passenger Cheryl Motevali, 49, said passengers who had been booked on Business Class were bumped down to economy to make room for the freed sailors. "We did not see the sailors at all. After landing we came off the plane first, then they were let off," she said.

A 57-year-old Iranian businessman who was downgraded to economy class when business class was cleared for them said: "We understood the reason. We are happy this has been concluded." (big of him)

Among the gifts given to the captives in Iran were handicrafts, books, pistachio nuts, a Persian sweet called "gaz" and a vase.