Originally Posted by
Seshy
you are incorrect my friend: There is no legal requirement that the advice must still be in force on the actual departure date before you can act. The question is whether, at the time you are seeking to cancel, there are unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances at the destination. The answer is clearly yes. Waiting until closer to 1 April simply increases the risk that you miss deadlines or the situation changes in ways BA might try to exploit.
What if your holiday was next March? Would you still say the same?
Anyway the point is this - if BA are saying they won't refund now so wait for further guidance, you have two choices. You can either:
(a) Wait a bit, and unless the situation clears up very quickly you will probably get your refund without a fight anyway
or
(b) You can fight for it right now. It may be that BA simply let you have it, but it may prove to be more hassle than option (a)