British Airways has confirmed a cut down in the number of flights on its Accra-London-Accra route from 7 per week to 5 per week. This is according to sources within the travelling environment in the country.

According to communication cited by Citi Business News between British Airways and its agent partners, the move by the Airline forms part of efforts to provide certainty for its customers.

Per the airline, the reduction in its schedule to Ghana and other parts of the world will cover the summer period.

In Ghana, the cut in the flight schedule on the Accra-London-Accra route is expected to run from June to September.

Leading travel websites and international news portals have blamed the situation on staff shortages within the aviation industry. Many workers in the aviation industry were made redundant or left the sector during the COVID-19 pandemic when international travel was grounded for months at a time.

In a statement to its agents and other trade partners, the airline stated that it is giving customers the option to rebook onto alternate flights and are utilizing larger aircraft where appropriate and also enabling more customers to travel as close to their original departure time as possible.

For some flights, customers may be asked to follow up directly with their travel agent and should customers no longer wish to travel, they can obtain a full refund as per the Standard Customer Guidelines of British Airways the statement added.

The airline further urged travellers to ensure they have their most up-to-date details with British Airways to ensure they enjoy remedies put in place without any issues.