Travel Ban: British Airways reshedules outbound flights from Nigeria to UK

Abiola Seun

Due to the travel ban slammed on Nigeria by the government of the United Kingdom over recent outbreak of Omicron in Nigeria, British Airways yesterday said that all flights from Nigeria to the United Kingdom has been retimed.

In a statement by the airline, retiming the flights from Nigeria was due to restrictions at London Heathrow to support arrivals from a red-list country.

The airline, however, said that customers travelling from Nigeria to the United Kingdom must follow the UK government’s rules on arrivals from a red-list country and have a negative PCR test result within the 48 hours prior to their departure from Nigeria.

”As a result of the UK Government placing Nigeria on to the red list, we continue to closely monitor the situation and adjust our schedule accordingly.

“All flights from Lagos to London Heathrow have been retimed. This is due to restrictions at London Heathrow to support arrivals from a red-list country.

“All customers travelling from Nigeria must follow the UK government’s rules on arrivals from a red-list country and have a negative PCR test result within the 48 hours prior to their departure from Nigeria

It added that all customers travelling from Nigeria must follow the UK government’s rules on arrivals from a red-list country and have a negative PCR test result within the 48 hours prior to their departure from Nigeria.

”Only British or Irish nationals or customers who have residence rights in the UK will be allowed to enter the UK, where they will be required to quarantine in a government facility.

“Arrivals from Nigeria will land at Heathrow Terminal 5 where any customer whose journey terminates, will be taken on a bus to Terminal 4 for processing prior to being escorted to their pre-purchased quarantine hotel. Customer’s bags will also be taken directly to Terminal 4.

”Any customers wishing to transfer must follow the rules for their final destination.

“We understand how uncertain the times are and as such Customers have the following options to change their travel:

-Credit for future travel under our Book with Confidence policy

– Re-accommodation using Lufthansa or Qatar Airways, if your flight is cancelled

– Due to retiming of Lagos to London Heathrow, a full refund is permitted on ba.com or through your travel agents.

Please refer to ba.com for up to date flight numbers and timings,” it said.