Comments on: Model Letter to British Airways http://freehicham.co.uk/2008/05/29/model-letter-to-british-airways/ Oppose his deportation and fight his persecution Thu, 17 May 2012 21:06:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Farah http://freehicham.co.uk/2008/05/29/model-letter-to-british-airways/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Farah Fri, 30 May 2008 11:39:58 +0000 http://freehichamyezza.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-240 This is what BA are replying when asked to intervene / not to be complicit in Hicham's deportation. Any details on them not being obliged to carry unwilling deportees / right to exercise discretion in such cases? Cheers, Farah jayne.atkinson@ba.com 30/05/2008 12:29 To Whom It May Concern Re: Mr Hicham Yezza Thank you for your email of 29th May 2008 addressed to Willie Walsh. I am responding on his behalf. I am sure that you understand that for Data Protection reasons, British Airways cannot comment on any passenger's travel arrangements to a third party. British Airways has a legal obligation to remove passengers from the United Kingdom if instructed to by the Home Office. We contravene the Immigration Act 1971 if we refuse to do so and could be prosecuted. Any objections that you may have relating to deportations should be taken up with either the Home Office or the UK Border Agency. The concerns raised in your correspondence have been passed to the UK Border Agency at Heathrow. I am sorry that British Airways cannot take any further action. Yours sincerely ------------------------------------------------------------- Jayne Atkinson British Airways plc Government & Industry Affairs This is what BA are replying when asked to intervene / not to be complicit in Hicham’s deportation. Any details on them not being obliged to carry unwilling deportees / right to exercise discretion in such cases? Cheers, Farah

jayne.atkinson@ba.com

30/05/2008 12:29

To Whom It May Concern

Re: Mr Hicham Yezza

Thank you for your email of 29th May 2008 addressed to Willie Walsh. I am responding on his behalf.

I am sure that you understand that for Data Protection reasons, British Airways cannot comment on any passenger’s travel arrangements to a third party.

British Airways has a legal obligation to remove passengers from the United Kingdom if instructed to by the Home Office. We contravene the Immigration Act 1971 if we refuse to do so and could be prosecuted. Any objections that you may have relating to deportations should be taken up with either the Home Office or the UK Border Agency. The concerns raised in your correspondence have been passed to the UK Border Agency at Heathrow.

I am sorry that British Airways cannot take any further action.

Yours sincerely

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Jayne Atkinson
British Airways plc
Government & Industry Affairs

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