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  • Capital Threat; Al Qaeda Concerns Led to Cancellations of London-Washington Flights

    01/02/2004 12:38:49 PM PST · by Rutles4Ever · 29 replies · 144+ views
    ABCnews.com ^ | Jan. 2, 2004 | ABC News
    Jan. 2 — The decision to cancel some British Airways flights on the London-Washington route in the last two days was based in part on information that a team of al Qaeda operatives planned to take over a flight during the New Year's period and crash it into the U.S. capital, ABCNEWS has learned. On New Year's Day and again today, British Airways canceled Flight 223 from London's Heathrow Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, and the return flight from Washington to London was canceled Thursday evening, as terror concerns continue to disrupt international air travel. The airline announced today...