[Dont Mention the War]

Good point. If the pilots are refusing to fly over the armed marshals issue, then why the cancelled London-to-Riyadh flight?

[Prodigal Son]

If the pilots are refusing to fly over the armed marshals issue, then why the cancelled London-to-Riyadh flight?

Well, you have to remember- the dispute is not with the British gov't but with BA pilots and the Pilot's Union. If we assume, for a moment, that this story is true, then the British gov't themselves might have canceled the flight under the same premise of this story (harrassment). This would imply that the Brits want to pressure the Pilots to comply with the Sky Marshall demand.

[hershey]

And why would we publish sensitive intelligence that would probably get our guys shot or beheaded like Daniel Perle? Better to put out a number of 'possible' reasons and misinformation.