Mike Ochonma
Business Editor
British Airways (BA) has launched offers on its flights from Abuja and Lagos to London Heathrow on its fights starting from $701. It must be booked by May 4 2021.
The airline has deals to suit everyone with seats available in World Traveller (economy) priced at $701 from Abuja and $746 from Lagos. Club World (business) which converts into a bed starts from $3,303 from Abuja and $3,303 from Lagos
Passengers can enjoy direct flights to London Heathrow depart from Abuja from Saturdays to Thursdays and Lagos daily.
British Airways’ head of sales in charge of South Asia, Middle East and Africa, Moran Birger said: “Many of our customers have been separated from family and friends abroad. These offers are perfect for customers that want to plan ahead this year, while making the most of the best prices available. The British Airways flexible booking policy also gives our customers reassurance if their plans change.”
Customers booking can do so with absolute confidence, thanks to British Airways flexible booking policy.
Travelers who book to travel before 31 August 31 are able to exchange their booking for a voucher, or move their dates without incurring a change fee. British Airways Holidays customers also have access to a range of additional flexible booking options, as part of the company’s customer promise.
Safety is at the heart of British Airways’ business. The airline continues to implement a range of measures that it requires customers and colleagues to observe, which include observing government regulations around advice around travels asking customers not to travel if they think they have any symptoms of Covid-19 and wearing facemasks and bringing enough to replace them every four hours for longer flights
Other safety regulations are checking-in online, downloading a boarding pass to a mobile device where possible for self-scanning at security and the departure gates, observing social distancing and using hand sanitisers that are placed throughout the airports
Customers are required to ensure they have everything they need from their hand luggage before departure, and where possible, storing their carry-on bag under the seat in front of them, while cabin crew are expected to put on their personal protective equipment (PPE) and a new food service, which reduces the number of interactions required with customers
A statement made available to Business AM reveals that BA is cleaning all key surfaces including seats, screens, seat buckles and tray tables after every flight and each aircraft is completely cleaned from nose to tail every day.
The air on all BA flights is fully recycled once every two to three minutes through HEPA filters, which remove microscopic bacteria and virus clusters with over 99.9% efficiency, equivalent to hospital operating theatre standards.
Digital health travel passport, VeriFLY, is currently available on all of the airline’s inbound flights to the UK, as well as from the UK to the US and Canada. It is designed to help those eligible to travel to navigate the changing entry requirements and facilitate a seamless journey by ensuring customers are ready to fly and have the appropriate documentation in place, before departing for the airport. The app is optional for customers and can be downloaded to a mobile device.
Customers are advised to check the entry requirements of their final destination as the United Kingdom is taking steps to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
All persons (including UK nationals and residents) upon arrival must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken within 3 days of departure to the UK and complete online a passenger locator form in advance.
BA says it is looking forward to welcoming customers on board,.while further advising that, all travelers must meet the UK government requirements to be able to travel.
