British Airways flight to Milan is delayed at Heathrow after a passenger got off the plane minutes before take off because ‘they were too scared to travel to Italy over coronavirus’
- A flight to Milan from Heathrow today was delayed by 15 minutes, BA confirmed
- One customer changed their mind about flying over ‘fears of coronavirus’
- NBC reporter Molly Hunter tweeted about the delay at around 7.45am today
A passenger due to fly from London Heathrow to Milan today refused to board a British Airways flight amid fears they would contract the deadly coronavirus.
The flight to Italy this morning was delayed by 15 minutes after one customer changed their mind about flying, a BA spokesperson told MailOnline.
NBC reporter Molly Hunter tweeted today at around 7.45am: ‘At Heathrow, our BA Milan flight is delayed – the captain just announced there are passengers (I count 3) on board who don’t want to travel due to coronavirus.
‘Already pushed back… now re-attaching.’
A spokesperson for British Airways said: ‘As with all our customers, we will always respect their wishes if they change their mind about flying at the last minute. The flight left within a few minutes of its scheduled departure time.’
A passenger on a BA flight to Milan today voluntarily got off the plane amid alleged fears over the coronavirus outbreak in Italy (pictured, BA planes at London Heathrow, 2019)
NBC reporter Molly Hunter tweeted today (pictured) at around 7.45am: ‘At Heathrow, our BA Milan flight is delayed – the captain just announced there are passengers (I count 3) on board who don’t want to travel due to coronavirus. Already pushed back… now re-attaching’
More to follow.