Thursday 24 December 2015

British airlines cancel more Sharm el-Sheikh flights

LONDON: A string of British airlines have again delayed the resumption of regular flights to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh following a plane crash earlier this year.

The airlines first suspended flights after the crash of a Russian airliner near the Red Sea holiday destination on October 31 in which all 224 people on board died.

Investigators have concluded it was downed by a bomb and the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.

British foreign secretary Philip Hammond said the attack had raised doubts about "the capability of the security on the ground" at the airport.

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