UK security update

YEMEN no longer has direct flights to London following a statement by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in Parliament.  Khalid Al Kainayee, a spokesman for Yemen's national carrier, said that the UK asked for Yemenia to schedule the flight to London's Heathrow airport to stop in Paris or Cairo to undergo security checks, which would render the route 'unviable'.  The carrier operates two flights a week on the route.  Direct flights will be resumed once airport security in Yemen is enhanced.  At the same time he announced enhanced precautions at British airports.  This follows the Christmas Day Detroit bomb attempt and intelligence supplied by the security services. Also see IATA in this week's issue. www.yemenia.com

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