British Airways to resume flights to Cairo after security review

British Airways said Thursday it would resume flights to Cairo following a week’s suspension, having reviewed its security measures. BA flights to and from the Egyptian capital will start again Friday, it said. The carrier suspended flights last Saturday as a precautionary measure. “Following a thorough assessment of the security arrangements, we are pleased that our service to and from Cairo will resume from Friday,” BA said. Lufthansa also said it was suspending flights to Cairo from Munich and Frankfurt just for last Saturday. The airlines gave little explanation as to what triggered the moves. An estimated 415,000 British nationals visited Egypt in 2018. In its travel advice for British nationals heading to Egypt, the Foreign Office warns: “There’s a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. <br/>