EgyptAir (MS, Cairo International) has stopped ferrying mail and freight on its US and UK-bound flights with effect from Saturday, November 21. From now on, only passenger luggage will be allowed on-board the carrier's flights to New York JFK and London Heathrow with all other freight to be shipped by cargo aircraft.

The Cairo Post says US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials carried out an inspection of Cairo International airport in the wake of the Islamic State-sponsored bombing of MetroJet (Russian Federation) (Moscow Domodedovo) flight 7K9268 over the Sinai Peninsula late last month which killed all 217 passengers and seven crew. Part of the recommendations include more frequent security checks of passengers, luggage, and cargo. All commodities and goods must also remain at Cairo Airport for 48 hours and in the transit country for further 48 hours.

Several European carriers have also imposed the same limitations on their own flights out of Egypt.

As previously reported, Russia has already banned Egyptair from its territory while forbidding local carriers from operating flights to Egypt.