Services to Egyptian capital halted for seven days to allow for security review, says airlineBritish Airways has suspended all flights to Cairo for seven days as a security precaution. Airport officials said the decision came after British security officials conducted routine security checks earlier this week. However, Ahmed Fawzi, chairman of the Cairo Airport Company, told Egyptian newspaper Al Shorouk that British Airways did not inform them of any concerns regarding airport security prior to cancelling flights. He said Cairo airport had not received any notification of British Airways’ decision, and blamed it on “an internal affair inside the company”. “Currently about to board a British Airways flight to Cairo and it’s cancelled,” one affected flyer wrote.

Source: The Guardian July 20, 2019 18:02 UTC