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Associated Press

British Airways and Lufthansa both said Saturday they were suspending flights to Cairo for unspecified reasons related to safety and security.
In a two-sentence statement on Saturday, the British carrier called the cancellations “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. The German airline said normal operations would resume on Sunday.
A BA spokesperson would not say what motivated the suspensions.
They came as Britain weighs its response to Iran’s seizure on Friday of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and rising tensions stemming from US sanctions on Iran’s economy and oil exports.
But the strait is 2,500km (1,500 miles) from the Egyptian capital.
Lufthansa spokesman Tal Muscal said the company has two flights a day to Cairo, one each from Frankfurt and Munich.
Egyptian officials confirmed Cairo’s international airport has been notified by the airline that it is suspending flights to and from London, but for only for two days.
Airport officials said the decision came after British officials conducted regular security checks at the airport earlier in the week. There were no additional details.
The officials said all other airlines were operating as usual at the airport. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief reporters.


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British Airways, Lufthansa suspend flights to Egypt’s capital Cairo as ‘a precaution’

British Airways aircraft at Heathrow Airport. File photo: EPA

FILE - In this May 21, 2016, file photo, an EgyptAir plane flies past minarets of a mosque as it approaches Cairo International Airport, in Cairo, Egypt. A new U.S. security measure targeting flights from eight mostly Muslim countries is leading travelers to reconsider their plans to fly through some airports in the Middle East. An electronics ban affects flights from international airports to the U.S. from in Amman, Jordan; Kuwait City, Kuwait; Cairo; Istanbul; Jeddah and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Casablanca, Morocco; Doha, Qatar; and Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

The Pyramid of Khafra on the outskirts of Cairo. Photo: dpa

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Officials in Cairo said other airlines were operating as usual and the suspension came after regular security checks earlier in the week


Officials in Cairo said other airlines were operating as usual and the suspension came after regular security checks earlier in the week.


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British Airways, Lufthansa suspend flights to Egypt’s capital Cairo as ‘a precaution’

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}Officials in Cairo said other airlines were operating as usual and the suspension came after regular security checks earlier in the week

Officials in Cairo said other airlines were operating as usual and the suspension came after regular security checks earlier in the week