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Source: BBC
The French Government has ordered the cancellation of six flights between Paris and Los Angeles following a security alert.
The cancellations were requested by the US embassy in Paris - which mentioned fears of a terror attack, French officials said.
The Air France services were due to fly on Wednesday and Thursday.
The cancellations come amid a huge security operation at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Police have stopped drop-offs from private vehicles at terminals, amid fears of a terror attack.
Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn called the restrictions "a precautionary measure during a period of heightened readiness".
On Sunday the US Government raised the national threat level from Elevated to High Risk of terrorist attack.
An Air France source told AFP news agency: "We are taking all reports of any threats very seriously as we are facing the most significant threat we have had since 11 September 2001 and are reacting accordingly.
"We are doing the groundwork appropriate to at least head off some additional attacks."
Air France said it was trying to arrange accommodation for hundreds of stranded passengers.
The cancellations come almost exactly two years after Richard Reid - also known as the "shoe bomber" - tried but failed to detonate explosives on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami.
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BTW- I figured that this thread could go in either the off topic or civil aviation forum, but I decided to post in in the o/t forum because it has the same subject matter as other posts in the forum. Feel free to move it if needed.
The French Government has ordered the cancellation of six flights between Paris and Los Angeles following a security alert.
The cancellations were requested by the US embassy in Paris - which mentioned fears of a terror attack, French officials said.
The Air France services were due to fly on Wednesday and Thursday.
The cancellations come amid a huge security operation at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Police have stopped drop-offs from private vehicles at terminals, amid fears of a terror attack.
Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn called the restrictions "a precautionary measure during a period of heightened readiness".
On Sunday the US Government raised the national threat level from Elevated to High Risk of terrorist attack.
An Air France source told AFP news agency: "We are taking all reports of any threats very seriously as we are facing the most significant threat we have had since 11 September 2001 and are reacting accordingly.
"We are doing the groundwork appropriate to at least head off some additional attacks."
Air France said it was trying to arrange accommodation for hundreds of stranded passengers.
The cancellations come almost exactly two years after Richard Reid - also known as the "shoe bomber" - tried but failed to detonate explosives on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami.
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BTW- I figured that this thread could go in either the off topic or civil aviation forum, but I decided to post in in the o/t forum because it has the same subject matter as other posts in the forum. Feel free to move it if needed.
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