British Airways Suspends Cairo Flights for Seven Days
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I honestly don't think that BA telling us that they are cancelling flights because they have received specific intelligence that (for example) 'baggage handlers are trying to smuggle a bomb onto a London bound flight' is going to make me feel one tiny bit better about the cancellations. If anything, that level of detail is going to make me feel very uncomfortable.
The most important thing is that BA have responded to an apparent threat. There really is nothing to be gained by making public the full details, and as has already been pointed out it may even give the alleged perpetrators a head start on the authorities.
The most important thing is that BA have responded to an apparent threat. There really is nothing to be gained by making public the full details, and as has already been pointed out it may even give the alleged perpetrators a head start on the authorities.
Supposedly BA staff carried out an inspection of the airport on Wednesday and Thursday (which I presume included security procedures). Could this have been an influencing factor?
Its not unreasonable to be advised what the issue is, "Security reasons" really doesn't say anything.
If its a threat to blow up an aircraft, or hijack one, or because of more civil unrest or protests in Cairo, or US drones flying in the airspace, then say so. Its not hard or unreasonable to keep your customers informed WHY you are causing them grief.
If its a threat to blow up an aircraft, or hijack one, or because of more civil unrest or protests in Cairo, or US drones flying in the airspace, then say so. Its not hard or unreasonable to keep your customers informed WHY you are causing them grief.
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I must say I am totally gobsmacked at the number of replies here saying the passengers/customers don't deserve the courtesy of a reason for their flights being cancelled.
Presumably when they take their car in for an oil change they are happy for the service station to reply with their car has a "mechanical issue" and won't be returned for a week, and the cost will be $3000, thank you very much!
Presumably when they take their car in for an oil change they are happy for the service station to reply with their car has a "mechanical issue" and won't be returned for a week, and the cost will be $3000, thank you very much!
BA has not provided any reason whatsoever, only obfuscation, luckily for the brits the media has let us know what is going on.
Given BA's secrecy on the matter, you really have to wonder what they are hiding, and if there is a lot more future issues for them that they are also hiding.
Not that it matters to me, in reality I would never fly BA anyway, and this would just be another reason to strike them out of consideration in the future though.
Given BA's secrecy on the matter, you really have to wonder what they are hiding, and if there is a lot more future issues for them that they are also hiding.
Not that it matters to me, in reality I would never fly BA anyway, and this would just be another reason to strike them out of consideration in the future though.
National airlines usually have a strong link to national security offices and are privy to secret information which it would be stupid, illegal and dangerous to disclose.
As in wartime however, there are always those attempting to glean information for whatever reason.
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BA has not provided any reason whatsoever, only obfuscation, luckily for the brits the media has let us know what is going on.
Given BA's secrecy on the matter, you really have to wonder what they are hiding, and if there is a lot more future issues for them that they are also hiding.
Not that it matters to me, in reality I would never fly BA anyway, and this would just be another reason to strike them out of consideration in the future though.
Given BA's secrecy on the matter, you really have to wonder what they are hiding, and if there is a lot more future issues for them that they are also hiding.
Not that it matters to me, in reality I would never fly BA anyway, and this would just be another reason to strike them out of consideration in the future though.
I give up. You can’t fix stupid.
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From Sky News Arabia as quoted by Nervana Mahmoud on Twitter:
https://www.skynewsarabia.com/sport/...رة
7 thousand Algerians caused havoc in Cairo airport; it turned out they have no return tickets! Today, Egypt dispatched 7 military planes, in addition to 24 Algerian civilian planes to return them home! Hope that end British Airway’s freeze of its flights
https://www.skynewsarabia.com/sport/...رة
I can't read the Sky article, but I guess that little problem might be down to the African Cup of Nations which finished over the weekend.
Just as well Algeria won.................
Just as well Algeria won.................
Am I even close with this guessing: the problem was Algerian football hooligans? (TBH, that does not make sense)
If I was flying to Cairo this week on any airline - I’m not, but bear with me here - then I’d be extremely nervous.
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