Thursday, November 5, 2015

British, Belgian airlines to repatriate tourists from Sharm El Sheikh without luggage

British and Belgian airlines will repatriate tourists currently in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh but only with hand luggage, after suspension of flights earlier amid fears that the Russian passenger jet crash last Saturday was caused by a bomb attack.

Britain and Ireland earlier temporarily suspended flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh after a Russian plane crashed 23 minutes after taking off from the resort last Saturday, killing all 224 people on board.

British airlines, easyJet and Monarch said they were planning a total of 15 flights on Friday to repatriate some of the 20,000 British tourists currently in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after British government decision to suspend flights to the resort.

 On top of its two scheduled flights from the resort on Friday, easyJet said it was planning eight more.

"The government has decided, in consultation with the airlines, that flights from Sharm to the UK will resume tomorrow," a spokeswoman for UK Prime Minister David Cameron said.

"The additional security measures will include permitting passengers to carry hand baggage only and transporting hold luggage separately."

Meanwhile, Belgian airline Jetair said Thursday it will send three planes to Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh to repatriate tourists, but without their luggage...

  AFP
ahram.org.eg
5/11/15
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2 comments:

  1. UK investigators looking at what caused a Russian airliner to crash in Egypt believe a bomb was put in the hold prior to take-off, the BBC has learned...

    The government decided terrorism was likely after receiving intelligence based on intercepted messages between militants in the Sinai peninsula.

    Britain suspended all flights to and from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday.

    Britons are due to begin returning home on Friday, but only with hand luggage.

    The Metrojet Airbus A321 was flying from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg when it fell from the sky last Saturday, killing all 224 people on board. Most of the victims were Russian...................http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34742273
    6/11/15

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  2. Rusia envía aviones a Egipto para transportar equipaje de turistas rusos...

    El Ministerio de Emergencias de Rusia (MChS) envía aviones a Hurgada y Sharm el Sheikh que transportarán el equipaje de los turistas rusos que abandonan Egipto solo con equipaje de mano, comunicó este sábado el servicio de prensa ministerial.

    "Un avión del MChS se dirigirá a Sharm el Sheikh desde El Cairo y el otro saldrá desde Moscú para Hurgada para transportar el equipaje de los ciudadanos que antes abandonaron Egipto sin él", dijo un portavoz del Ministerio ruso.

    El trabajo se efectuará en colaboración con la Agencia rusa para el transporte aéreo (Rosaviatsia), las autoridades locales y operadores turísticos...........http://sptnkne.ws/abr3
    7/11/15

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