UK bans Yemenia London flights

Direct flights between Yemen and the UK have been suspended by the British government, following the failed Detroit airliner attack in December. Khalid Al Kainayee, a spokesman for Yemen's national carrier said the UK asked for Yemenia to schedule a stop for the flight to London's Heathrow airport 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.