A British Airways flight 83 from London Heathrow to Abuja on Thursday 27, Oct 2022 suddenly landed in Lagos instead of Abuja, it's destibation over concerns of a terror attack at the country’s capital.
Checks by the People's Gazette on Flightrader showed the flight changed course upon entering Nigerian airspace on Friday morning (28, Oct 2022).
Some passengers on the aeroplane expressed dissatisfaction over the sudden diversion of the flight to Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos after a short notice via email.
A passenger on the aeroplane, Olufemi Ojo, described it as a “horrible experience” after their flight was delayed upon landing at the airport without prior notice.
He said when they landed in Nigeria on Thursday, passengers received a message that the flight would be landing in Lagos before they proceeded to Abuja.
Mr Ojo further said that passengers waited for over an hour at the Lagos airport before headed to Abuja, accusing British Airways of being “unapologetic.”
“We had a horrible experience on our journey from London to Abuja, Mr. Ojo said. The flight was delayed, we did not leave until 11:45 a.m., and then we got an email saying that we are bringing us to Lagos for a 90 minutes wait,” added Mr Ojo. “We landed in Lagos, and then we waited for more than an hour. British Airways, unapologetic, asked everyone to come down."