¡¡LONDON, Jan. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- British Airways has been forced to cancel a flight to the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday over security fears, just hours after suspending a flight to Washington,according to the Europe's biggest airline Friday.

    A British Airways spokeswoman said BA flight 263 -- due to leave London's Heathrow Airport at 1335 GMT for the Saudi capital Riyadh -- had been suspended for security reasons after receiving "security advice" from the Government.

    The next scheduled BA flight to Riyadh is on Monday and the airline said it would review the situation over the weekend.

    Earlier, British Airways canceled a second flight from London to Washington less than two hours before it had been due to take off. Flight BA223 was canceled yesterday - again on the advice of Government.

    This is the third consecutive day on which the flight has been affected. On New Year's Eve, flight BA223 was kept on the runway for three hours after landing at Washington Dulles International Airport.

    The US authorities appeared to be acting on intelligence information, not just on suspicious passenger names. However, no evidence of terrorism was found. Enditem