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BA to Resume Cairo Flights Following Security Examinations

July 26, 2019

Days following the controversial and sudden decision of British Airways to suspend Cairo flights, the airline has announced that it would flights would return to normal operations following the week’s suspension. The airline released an official statement in which it revealed its decision following security examinations. “Following a thorough assessment of the security arrangements, we are pleased that our service to and from Cairo will resume from Friday,” the airline stated.  The abrupt decision by airways was mirrored by Lufthansa on Saturday but just for the day; the latter had suspended flights from the cities of Frankfurt and Munich to the Egyptian capital with little explanation. Egyptian authorities heavily criticized the move which was not announced to the airport or the officials prior to coming into effect. TV presenters and Egypt’s Aviation Ministry also echoed the criticism, expressing that the decision was not communicated despite its consequences. Foreign and local passengers discovered the decision, without prior notification, as they were attempting to check in. An official from the regional office of British Airways, Regional Customer Service Manager of British Airways Sherif Barsoum revealed that the airline has suspended the flights…


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