British Airways has been lauded for making the necessary arrangements to transport Ghanaian passengers to Accra, after British Airways flight BA 081outbound flight from London- Accra was forced to turn back to London on Friday April 8, 2022.
British Airways flight BA 081outbound flight from London- Accra was unable to land in Accra on Friday April 8, 2022 due to airspace restrictions in Mali, Bamako. The BA flight had to return to London..
Speaking to AviationGhana on Saturday, April 9, Kwame Governs Agbodza, the Member of Parliament for Adaklu Constituency in the Volta Region and the ranking member on the Transport Committee of Parliament, commended the airline for putting in place arrangements to clear the backlog on Saturday, April 9—a day after the incident.
“I commend BA for taking the necessary safety precautions and making the necessary arrangements to clear the backlog created as a result of the incidence. I also sympathise with passengers who had to go through the disappointments of a cancelled flight,” he said.
British Airways (BA) had to operate two flights on the London-Accra route on Saturday, April 9, 2022 to cater for the backlog of passengers due to the incident.
A joint statement issued by the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) on April 9, 2022 confirmed the incident and the arrangements thereof to cater for the backlog.