In an abrupt turn of events, passengers flying through British Airways on Saturday were shocked to discover that the airline has cancelled all flights to and from Cairo for seven days, citing ‘security reasons’. “We constantly review our security arrangements at all our airports around the world,” the airline said in an official statement on its website, “and have suspended flights to Cairo for seven days as a precaution to allow for further assessment.” The decision was mirrored for one day by German airline Lufthansa on Saturday. “As safety is the number one priority of Lufthansa, the airline has temporarily suspended its flights to Cairo today as a precaution, while further assessment is being made,” a Lufthansa spokesperson said according to the Financial Times, adding that flights would be cancelled on Saturday and would resume on Sunday. Confusion and Outrage Following the news, Egyptian civil aviation officials and government officials announced that British Airways had not informed them of the cancellation prior to it coming into effect. Egyptian government officials speaking to local media also said that they had not been notified of any security issues or any reasons as…
