Egypt slams British Airways for ‘unilateral’ decision to suspend flights to Cairo, as Lufthansa resumes routes

The German airline’s website showed LH582 took off from Frankfurt after a two-hour delay and arrived in Egypt’s capital on Sunday afternoon.

On Saturday, British Airways announced the suspension of flights to and from Cairo for seven days.

The airline attributed its cancellations to what it called its constant review of security arrangements at all airports, calling them “a precaution to allow for further assessment”.

Lufthansa said it was suspending its flights as a precaution, mentioning “safety” but not “security” as its concern.