The airline postponed its flights to and from Sharm El-Sheikh for today only, to take off tomorrow, Friday
We only operate our flights in safe areas... the security of our customers and crew is the priority
British Airways said in an exclusive statement to Travel Yalla that it had decided to postpone today's (Thursday) Sharm El-Sheikh–Gatwick flights in both directions, to depart tomorrow, Friday, based on the UK government's decision to suspend all flights to and from Sharm El-Sheikh.
The airline explained that flight BA 2560, which had been scheduled to take off from Gatwick Airport, south of London, today, Thursday, November 5, was postponed to take off tomorrow, Friday, November 6. As for flight BA 2561, which had been scheduled to take off from Sharm El-Sheikh today, it was also decided to postpone it to depart tomorrow, November 6.
The company explained that "our customers who do not wish to travel on the flights postponed to Friday can obtain a full refund of the ticket price or change their flights to other destinations according to their preferences."
It added: "We advise customers whose flight has been postponed for 24 hours to contact us to discuss these arrangements," noting that all information for customers traveling in the coming period will be updated at the earliest possible opportunity, as so far there is no change to the flights scheduled for next Saturday to and from Sharm El-Sheikh airport.
British Airways stressed that "the safety and security of our customers and of the crews working on our aircraft always comes first among the company's priorities."
It is worth noting that British Airways operates 3 flights a week, on Saturdays, Mondays and Thursdays, at 9 a.m. from Gatwick Airport.
The airline indicated that it does not talk about the air routes its aircraft take, and that in all cases no aircraft belonging to the company will fly over any area unless it is completely sure of that area's safety and that it is possible to fly over it.
On another front, the company said that the British Airways flight safety team is in contact with all relevant authorities around the world, "and we carry out a detailed risk analysis for every air route we fly."
