British Airways has reverted to Heathrow Airport for its Accra London-Accra flights, for now.
Sources close to Joy Business say the decision is due to a drop in traffic levels for winter as the UK continues to have quarantines and ‘red lists’.
In this regard, British Airways had to maintain a certain level of service at the Heathrow airport to keep the slots.
The intent to revert to Heathrow is expected to be finalized by July 2021 as that is the winter slot deadline.
Government rejects British Airways move to witch London-Accra-London route
In January 2021, Ghana government rejected the decision by British Airways to switch the London-Accra-London route from Heathrow to Gatwick Airport.
In a memo, it said the airline had already made its decision known without much explanation.
According to the government, British Airways went ahead with the move without any consultation.
“At the said meeting, the BA team promised to provide further information and data analysis to support it reason for the changes of its services from London-Heathrow-Airport to London-Gatwick-Airport and to enable the Government of Ghana to take a final position on the matter. The BA team is yet to provide any information as promised,” excerpts of the statement revealed.
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