A much-disrupted British Airways flight from London to Washington, D.C. has been canceled again over security fears, the airline said Thursday. British Airways said Flight 223 from Heathrow to Washington’s Dulles Airport would not fly on the coming Sunday. Monday’s Flight 263 from London to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia also was scrapped.
Flight 223 again. I read a rumor somewhere that the number 223 was related to a UN resolution about Israel. Does anyone have any info about that?
The airline said the decision "follows government advice to cancel those flights for security reasons." The 184 people booked on the Washington flight and 149 Riyadh passengers would be rebooked on other flights or given a refund, the airline said. BA said the return flights to London would operate as scheduled. Flight 223 has been delayed or canceled eight previous times this year because of U.S. security alerts. Saudi flights also have been canceled several times. Officials in Britain have refused to say what intelligence prompted them to advise cancellation of the BA flights, but U.S. authorities have spoken of a "specific and credible" terrorist threat to international flights.
Somebody is hearing something they are worried about. |