British Airways says it has cancelled flights to Cairo for seven days as a precaution following a security review.

The airline said in a statement: “The safety and security of our customers and crew is always our priority, and we would never operate an aircraft unless it was safe to do so.”

When asked by for more details about why flights had been suspended and what security arrangements the airline was reviewing, a spokeswoman for the airline told Reuters: “We never discuss matters of security.”

Three Egyptian airport security sources told Reuters that British staff were checking security at Cairo airport on Wednesday and Thursday. They provided no further details.

The British Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel by air to and from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, but has not issued similar warnings against air travel to and from Cairo.

The Egypt State Information Service could not immediately be reached for comment.

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