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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- A second British Airways flight from London to Washington in two days was canceled Friday as officials boosted airport security to its highest level ever.
Citing "security concerns," British Airways scrubbed Flight 223 that had been scheduled to leave at 3:05 p.m. from Heathrow Airport, The New York Times reported.
The same flight was canceled on Thursday, and on Wednesday the flight was held for several hours at Dulles International Airport outside Washington to allow officials to interview passengers and search cargo.
Aeromexico canceled a flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles International Airport Thursday night.
U.S. and foreign officials have beefed up airport scrutiny in response to a heightened threat of terrorists commandeering commercial aircraft from overseas, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"There is a higher level of security domestically, and also with our international partners, than there ever has been," said Brian Roehrkasse, spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security.
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