JUST IN: British Airways operates flight in and out of Nigeria

British Airways on Monday resumed flight inbound and outbound of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria.

The British carrier flew into Lagos with flight number – BA075 from London Heathrow and landed at the runways of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at exactly 04.55 am.

The aircraft parked at the apron at 05.09 am with 256 passengers and 14 crew members on board.

The carrier also airlifted Nigerian passengers from Lagos to London Heathrow.

The operations followed Sunday’s rescheduling of flights at the Lagos Airport, leading to travel chaos for many passengers that were stranded.

United Kingdom had placed Nigeria on red list due to the Omicron COVID-19 variant.