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Grounded By Val MacQueenFrontPageMagazine.com | February 4, 2004 At the beginning of January, BA 223 from London to Washington was canceled two days in a row due to “security concerns”.  On the third day, it was allowed to fly, but was held on the ground in DC for three hours after arrival before passengers were allowed to disembark.  Air France also had flights canceled at the 11th hour – specifically to Los Angeles -  probably at the demand of the American government, which had information that would have precluded allowing the flights to fly over American airspace. The truth dawned...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Authorities concerned about terrorism canceled or delayed four flights in 24 hours between London and Washington Dulles International Airport, tightening the security net over U.S. airspace. The flurry of activity over New Year's took place a week and a half after the Bush administration raised the national terrorism alert to orange, its second-highest level. In the face of extreme security at the nation's airports, seaports and public gathering places, no terrorist incidents took place. But the heightened security caused some inconvenience for passengers at Dulles, just outside the nation's capital. Based on security advice from the British...

More security concerns apparently.