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British Airways Cancels 3 U.S. Flights
Hat tip to Drudge, EFLBritish Airways (BAB) has canceled three flights from Heathrow Airport to Washington, D.C., and Miami because of government security concerns, the airline said Saturday. Flight 223 to Washingtonâs Dulles airport will not fly on Sunday or Monday, but is to depart on schedule at 3:05 p.m. local time Saturday, said an airline spokeswoman. U.S. officials said Friday that new intelligence indicated Flight 223 and Air France flights from Paris to an unspecified U.S. city could be terrorist targets. Whatâs with this flight 223? Flight 207 to Miami will not fly on Sunday, she said, but had departed Saturday morning. The spokeswoman, who declined to be identified, said BA had canceled the flights on the advice of the British government. She cited security fears but gave no further details. "The safety and security of our operations is our absolute priority and will not be compromised," the airline said. More at link Posted by: Gasse Katze 2004-01-31 |
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