easyJet decided to suspend flights to Sharm el-Sheikh
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The British low-cost airline carrier based at London Luton Airport has canceled its flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt until January 6th
After the Sinai plane crash killing 224 people this October, the UK government raised suspicion that it may have been caused by a bomb. After the officials' announcement, flights to this destination were halted.
Currently, the easyJet suspension has been extended into January 2016 so that the situation clarifies for the security of passengers.
The official easyJet statement explains:
“We are sorry for the inconvenience this will obviously cause, but we hope that being clear with all our customers at this point helps you to manage your plans with more certainty.”
The airline decided to adopt new policy for customers on affected flights: they could chose another destination, receive a refund or opt for getting a flight voucher for future travel.
Due to the same reasons, British Airways has canceled all flights to the Red Sea resort until December 17th and Monarch will not operate this segment until December 19th. Meanwhile, companies like Thomson and Thomas Cook want to relaunch flights on December 9th and 10th respectively.
The Foreign Office representatives advise passengers to avoid all but essential air travel to or from Sharm el-Sheikh resort and underlines that there are no UK airlines are currently operating flights to this destination in Egypt.
After the Sinai plane crash killing 224 people this October, the UK government raised suspicion that it may have been caused by a bomb. After the officials' announcement, flights to this destination were halted.
Currently, the easyJet suspension has been extended into January 2016 so that the situation clarifies for the security of passengers.
The official easyJet statement explains:
“We are sorry for the inconvenience this will obviously cause, but we hope that being clear with all our customers at this point helps you to manage your plans with more certainty.”
The airline decided to adopt new policy for customers on affected flights: they could chose another destination, receive a refund or opt for getting a flight voucher for future travel.
Due to the same reasons, British Airways has canceled all flights to the Red Sea resort until December 17th and Monarch will not operate this segment until December 19th. Meanwhile, companies like Thomson and Thomas Cook want to relaunch flights on December 9th and 10th respectively.
The Foreign Office representatives advise passengers to avoid all but essential air travel to or from Sharm el-Sheikh resort and underlines that there are no UK airlines are currently operating flights to this destination in Egypt.
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