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 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.
A BA spokesperson added: ‘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.’
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