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Old 3rd Jan 2004, 22:55
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Here's today's headline:

B.A. Washington flight to go ahead

LONDON, England (CNN) --British Airways Flight 223 is set to leave London's Heathrow Airport Saturday afternoon for Washington's Dulles Airport, after it was cancelled twice due to security concerns.

The flight had been due to depart London at 1505 GMT (10:05 a.m. ET), but a spokesman for British Airways said the flight had been delayed by one hour by extra security checks.

Britain's ministry of transport said the plane had been deemed safe to operate, without going into further detail.

At least 10 international flights have been either canceled or delayed for security reasons since Wednesday, primarily flights involving British Airways.

Flight 223 was canceled Thursday and again Friday. On Wednesday, that same flight received a fighter escort into Washington Dulles International Airport after authorities said about a dozen passenger names seemed to match those on a terrorism watch list.

The plane sat on the runway for hours, but authorities determined there was no threat.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe...cel/index.html
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