British Airways resumed their flights to Cairo on Friday as scheduled after having suspended them a week ago “as a security precaution,” a spokeswoman said in an email seen by Reuters. “Following a thorough assessment of the security arrangements, we are pleased that our service to and from Cairo will resume from Friday 26 July.”

We’re still none the wiser about why BA suspended flights: The spokeswoman did not provide any further details about the nature of the company’s security review. The UK ambassador to Cairo and BA both said last week that Cairo’s airport security did not play a part in the decision. Germany’s Lufthansa had also suspended its flights to Cairo from Munich and Frankfurt but resumed them after only a day.

The story is getting attention in the foreign press: AFP | BBC | NYT.

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