I just received a shocking news from a colleague at work. He tried purchasing a British Airline ticket for his father and was not allow to do so by British Airline. He put a call across to BA and was told that he had to come in person with proper identification to pay for the ticket. This, I believe, is another fallout of our being listed as one of the "countries of interest".

Anyone else has similar experience lately? Please, share. Until I hear similar stories, I want to believe that this is an isolated incidence that cannot be generalized. By the way, my friend is a US-Nigerian Citizen.

To travel agents, have any of the airlines issued any new policies since the December 25, 2009 incidence?

no be 2day oh and BA is certainly not alone with such drastic policy.
i don't blame them.

sendtodeji:

I just received a shocking news from a colleague at work. He tried purchasing a British Airline ticket for his father and was not allow to do so by British Airline. He put a call across to BA and was told that he had to come in person with proper identification to pay for the ticket. This, I believe, is another fallout of our being listed as one of the "countries of interest".

Anyone else has similar experience lately? Please, share. Until I hear similar stories, I want to believe that this is an isolated incidence that cannot be generalized. By the way, my friend is a US-Nigerian Citizen.

To travel agents, have any of the airlines issued any new policies since the December 25, 2009 incidence?

This is no news.
This has been on going for a long time. At least 2 years.

If you are paying for a flight and you are not travelling then you'd be asked to pay at the counter.
Happened to me when i tried paying for a flight for my mum.

most airlines dont accept credit card payments for flights out of Nigeria.

This preceeded mutallab and you can thank your fellow Nigerians for that vis a vis 419.

dont blame it on dec 25, which is completely different.

Now, if they refuse to fly Nigerians at all, then you can blame mutallab.

Interesting.

I dont blame them - here in the u.k i know of people who have purchased business class seats to Nigeria with fraudulently obtained credit cards - Naija people no easy oooo -

Only God can remove that fraudently blood from us.

blacksta:

i know of people who have purchased business class seats to Nigeria with fraudulently obtained credit cards

You know of them? Are they in your family.