The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed November 12, 2025, for the hearing of a lawsuit filed by Alhaji Ahmed Rabiu, a security expert, against Virgin Atlantic Airways over the alleged loss of his luggage and breach of contract.
The case, initially scheduled for a hearing on Wednesday, was adjourned as Justice Alexander Owoeye, who is presiding over the matter, was unavoidably absent due to his attendance at a conference outside the state.
The court registrars informed the parties in the suit of the adjournment and announced the new date for the hearing.
In the suit, Rabiu is demanding $4,000 as compensation for the value of items allegedly lost in his luggage and an additional N20 million as general damages for distress, inconvenience, and legal costs incurred in his efforts to recover the missing baggage.
According to court documents, the plaintiff claimed that his luggage disappeared on a Virgin Atlantic Airways flight from London to Lagos on September 24, 2024.
He alleged that, contrary to the airline’s assertion, he was neither compensated for the missing luggage nor given a replacement.
Rabiu maintained that his claim was valid and well-grounded, since the airline had not denied that his luggage went missing while in its custody.
He described the incident as a massive breach of contract, adding that the defendant’s refusal to compensate him showed recklessness and negligence.
In an affidavit filed before the court, Rabiu narrated that he boarded flight No. CNY3JV from London-Heathrow to Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, with his checked-in luggage properly tagged by Virgin Atlantic staff.
However, upon arrival in Lagos, he waited at the conveyor belt until all passengers collected their bags and left, except him.
He said he immediately reported the incident to Virgin Atlantic’s staff and was given a Loss of Baggage Form, which he filled out and submitted.
Despite this, his luggage was neither returned nor replaced, prompting him to instruct his lawyers to issue a demand letter to the airline.
Virgin Atlantic, in its statement of defence, denied liability, insisting that it was unable to trace the luggage because the plaintiff allegedly failed to provide adequate information on the Property Irregularity Form.
The airline also rejected Rabiu’s allegations of fraud, recklessness, and negligence, describing them as unfounded.
The airline further argued that, should the court find it liable, any compensation payable would be limited under the Montreal Convention of 1999, as domesticated in the Nigerian Civil Aviation Act of 2023.
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