British Airways has cancelled its flight which was expected to arrive Abuja in the early hours of Saturday.

This new development comes after a BA83 flight coming from London-Heathrow to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was suddenly diverted to Lagos.

Passengers who were affected by the cancellation and diversion complained about not getting sufficient notice before the action took place.

They noted that the airlines did not provide any reason for the decision. They, however, said the diversion might be connected with the terror alert in Abuja several foreign missions issuing travel warnings to their citizens.

Newsmen gathered that after BA brought Abuja-bound passengers to Lagos on Thursday, the passengers, mostly Nigerians, refused to disembark, and insisted on the flight terminating in Abuja.

One of the passengers who wrote in a WhatsApp group said, “When they refused and insisted on the flight terminating in Abuja as contracted, the crew threatened to launch tear gas at the mostly Nigerian passengers right in the plane!

“They had been telling people on board since they boarded last night, Abuja. Why must you go to that place! After an uproarious session and an hour on ground, the plane finally took off and arrived in Abuja around 11am.”

Reports have shown that the Abuja-bound flight which was supposed to depart London by 10 p.m and arrive by 4:40 a.m on Saturday has been cancelled.

This was also shown on the flight radar, which indicated that the Abuja-bound flights for Friday and Saturday had been cancelled.

Recall that foreign missions in Nigeria issued security alerts over likely terrorist attacks on Abuja.

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