British Airways told stunned passengers at their departure gate in London that they could not fly and could not reschedule their flights for one week. But aviation security has been a central focus for Egypt since October 2015 when Islamic State militants based in Sinai brought down a Russian jetliner. “As safety is the number one priority of Lufthansa, the airline temporarily suspended its flights to Cairo on 20.07.2019 as a precaution,” the German airline said. “What does @British_Airways know about the security situation in Cairo that we don’t? Reuters, citing Egyptian airport security officials, reported that British workers had examined security at Cairo’s main airport on Wednesday and Thursday.

Source: bd News24 July 21, 2019 12:44 UTC