BA gives passengers option to switch tickets to Boston
British Airways is giving passengers the option to defer travel to or from Boston in the United States while the FBI struggles to find out who was behind the bombing of the city’s marathon on Monday, which claimed three lives.
BA said customers due to travel up to tomorrow could rebook to a later date or use the cost of their ticket towards flights to another destination.
Virgin Atlantic said it would discuss concerns with any passengers reluctant to travel to Boston but as the airline is running its normal service any cancellations or amendments would be subject to normal terms and conditions.
Meanwhile, the FBI is asking for those who were at the marathon to come forward with any photographs or video footage which might help them with their investigation.
The bombs were made out of pressure cookers packed with nails and placed in black dufflel bags close to the finish line of the marathon, but the FBI has admitted it doesn’t yet know whether it was a domestic or foreign attack on the US.
Security has been increased in several US cities, including New York and Los Angeles, following the explosions which happened two hours after the winners of the Boston Marathon crossed the finishing line.
An eight-year-old boy is among the dead. At least 17 people were critically wounded, several having lost limbs.
Linsey McNeill
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