BA Apologises After Bumping Gary Neville from Overbooked Flight

British Airways has apologised to ex-footballer Gary Neville after he was bumped from an overbooked flight.

The former Manchester United star took to Twitter to vent his frustration after being unable to board the flight from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow. He tweeted: "@British_Airways you are an absolute disgrace!! Overbooking flights and not getting people on...worst airline I've ever seen!"

A later message said Neville was travelling to London on a train, in an attempt to make a connecting flight at Heathrow on time. BA bosses have since apologised to Mr Neville, blaming 'weather conditions' for the situation. However, they also defended their overbooking policies.

A statement from the airline read:

"We're getting in touch with Gary to apologise and resolve the issue, caused by difficult weather conditions in Manchester.

"Many airlines operate over booking policies because a small number of passengers, having made their bookings, do not turn up for their flights.

"By careful monitoring of booking and load patterns for each flight, we do our best to maximise the number of customers able to travel on each service. "

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