From airwatch.co.uk:
World Cup winner Geoff Hurst has today said that he will not fly with British Airways after the September 11th terrorist attacks. The former West Ham and England striker who scored a hat trick in the 1966 World Cup Final told BBC's Five Live that he was concerned that BA might become a target for terrorists.
He said,'I'm going to Australia shortly and I'm not going to fly BA. I'm going to go with an Arab airline.' Hurst said that the close ties between Britain and America could make the national flag carrier a potential target for further terror attacks as the war in Afghanistan intensifies.
British Airways expressed its dissapointment at the ex-footballer's comments. A spokesperson told DeHavilland AirWatch: 'millions of people travel with us every year... security is bedrock to BA's operations.'