BA pilot 'is suspended after breaking anti-terror rules for family'

A British Airways pilot was reportedly suspended after breaking anti-terror rules on board a flight for his family.

The captain, flying from Heathrow to New York, is said to have left the cockpit door wide open during the transatlantic flight, according to The Sun.

He is reported to have left the door open so his relatives on the flight who were travelling in the cabin could see him in action.

But stunned passengers and crew were left alarmed when the reinforced door - a critical post-9/11 security measure - was left unsecured for what witnesses claim was 'a significant time'.

Sources told the newspaper that the incident was so concerning that the pilot was reported to US authorities as soon as the plane landed.