British Airways Halts Cairo Flights for Seven Days
- U.K. government warns of heightened risk of terrorism
- Lufthansa cancelled 2 flights, resumed flights on Sunday
A British Airways plane taxis at London Heathrow Airport.
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British Airways suspended all flights to Cairo for seven days to “allow for further assessment,” with the U.K. government maintaining a warning about threats to aviation in Egypt.
The U.K. carrier said it reviews security arrangements at all its airports and has stopped flights to the city as a precaution. “We would never operate an aircraft unless it was safe to do so,” the company said in a statement Saturday.