Sunday, July 19, 2015

NEWS British Airways flight attendant dies from disease, malaria, in Africa after being on #BA81 to Accra

The stewardess was working on long-haul flight from Heathrow to Accra on flight BA81

Fellow crew members say she showed signs of illness while in hotel in Ghana

A major investigation is underway to find out how the stewardess contracted the disease.

Source says 'it is devastating for her family and all who knew her. There is a huge concern about cabin and flight crew flying to Ghana after such a tragic incident.'
'We are hoping that all safety measures are now taken to make sure it does not happen again.'

It is known that all BA crew who fly to Ghana are given anti-malaria tablets and are given medical advice on how to protect themselves from diseases when working abroad.

BA refuses to discuss the tragedy on reasons of confidentiality.

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