For reasons not yet known, British carrier, Virgin Atlantic Airways has blocked its passengers travelling from Nigeria from buying and paying for their tickets on the airline's website.

A message on the airline's website reads "The way you make a booking originating from Nigeria, Lagos has changed. Customers wishing to book flights with us that are originating from Lagos will not be able to book via our website, you'll need to contact us directly to do so. Please contact us directly if you want to book flights originating from Lagos, Nigeria. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."



An attempt to buy and pay for a ticket on their website proved abortive with a message saying "Any flights departing from Lagos cannot be booked online. Please call our contact center to make your booking".



The Airline did not respond to a tweet by The @Sagetravels inquiring why the development became necessary.

Meanwhile, the airline has just marked its 16 years of flying between Lagos and London with a surprise party for its customers both on ground, at Lagos airport and at 30,000 feet in the sky.

Virgin Nigeria began flying to Lagos in 2001 and has carried around 3 million customers since then. It currently operates one daily flight between Lagos and London Heathrow using an Airbus A340-600 aircraft.


http://sagetravels.com/virgin-atlantic-suspends-nigerians-booking-flights-online-website/

What's your take on this?


Lalasticlala Seun Mynd44

Becos of Yahoo boyz scam here and there


So called street I'd!ots

where are the wailers. This is stigmatization!!!

A

It doesn't concern me yet, I don't book Danfo online...

Jh

Chai. It is not for any other reason than fraud. Awon omo cache cache


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Fp

Maybe dammy krane done reach their side

It is bad and discriminating if no reason is given.

It is Well , I mean deep well .

Na wetin hushpuppi and dammy krane cause be that

These oyibo guys Don dey wise

Oya ybnl lords look for strategies and restructure the system

Wetin consign me? I get money to book flight?

VPN will do the job

PastorAji:
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UncutSk:
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Dollysmithsmart:
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If u guys can't jst say anytin, then geraraye.

We abuse everything that comes our way.
Booking of flights with fake cc or whatever illegal means.

Uber came,they started using it for kidnapping and robbing.
Nigerians why always us?

I blame Nigeria Airways

OK

OK

I miss Nigeria Airways

After they have been taught a bitter lesson by fraudulent Nigerians.

Let me ask Brandson.

Maybe some one has paid him with stolen card

Dammykrane

Because of our politicians.

Many of us praise and celebrate these yahoo yahoo boys but you can not just imagine the amount of damage they are creating for Innocent Nigerians out there doing legitimate things to survive.
Any thing that has to do with automated payment that comes to Nigeria, yahoo boys hijack it and make nonsense of it and we all wonder why we can't look like other developing countries.

No Problem. I go soon finish my ironman suit, then I can fly anywhere