LONDON, 6 September 2003 — British Airways is to resume its flights to the Kingdom today after a suspension of over three weeks because of security concerns, the airline said yesterday.
BA normally operates four flights a week to both Riyadh and Jeddah from London Heathrow. Flights to Riyadh will resume today, with flights to Jeddah to restart tomorrow. The flights were grounded on Aug. 13 after the British government warned it had received intelligence about a “serious threat” to air travel in the country. The airline said it had decided to resume services after introducing new security precautions.
BA’s Director of Safety and Security Geoff Want said a BA team of security experts had worked closely with the Saudi authorities to implement a number of additional, robust and sustainable security measures.
“We are now satisfied that levels of security are appropriate for us to resume services,” he said in a statement.
