Could the sudden cancellation be "leverage" to "justify" the need for sky marshalls?
Out of interest, what power has the UK Govt to cancel a given flight from say BA or another carrier ex UK? I can see they can stop incoming flights (this is more a technical question, as if they can stop flights to the USA, they could stop a flight to somewhere else for other reasons).
Unsure what will happen. Finnish press said Finnair was not going to use skymarshals and implication was including on flights to the U.S.
I know personally I have cancelled all traffic to the U.S since September 11. Not due to a fear of terrorism (Northern Ireland has given a good grounding!) but to the hassles and pain in the ass factor many colleagues have reported. Shame, as I have a craving for Philly Cheeseburgers, Key Lime Pie and Giodiarnos (sp!) pizza from Chicago.