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| Ebola: BA suspends flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone | Ebola: BA suspends flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone |
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| British Airways has suspended flights to and from Liberia and Sierra Leone until the end of August amid concerns over the Ebola outbreak. | |
| The airline normally has four flights a week from London Heathrow to Freetown in Sierra Leone, with a connection to Monrovia in Liberia. | The airline normally has four flights a week from London Heathrow to Freetown in Sierra Leone, with a connection to Monrovia in Liberia. |
| BA said the move was due to the "deteriorating public health situation" in the two west African countries. | |
| Customers can get a refund or rearrange their flight for a later date. | Customers can get a refund or rearrange their flight for a later date. |
| BA said in a statement: "We have temporarily suspended our flights to and from Liberia and Sierra Leone until 31 August 2014 due to the deteriorating public health situation in both countries. | |
| "The safety of our customers, crew and ground teams is always our top priority and we will keep the routes under constant review in the coming weeks. | |
| "Customers with tickets on those routes are being offered a range of options including a full refund and the ability to rebook their flights to a later date." | |
| BA's move follows a similar suspension by two regional carriers last week. | |
| Since February, nearly 900 people have died from the disease affecting four west African countries - Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. | |
| The virus spreads by contact with infected blood and bodily fluids. The current outbreak is killing between 50% and 60% of people infected. | |
| There is no cure or vaccine for Ebola but patients have a better chance of survival if they receive early treatment. |