The British government has announced it is working to resume flights to Saharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, after halting flights between the two destinations on Wednesday evening.
The decision was based on concerns that a bomb may have caused a Russian jet to crash last Saturday.
Albina Kovalyova reports from London
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The British Foreign Office says flights may resume as early as Friday, after imposing a temporary ban on airlines traveling between Sharm-El Sheikh and the UK.
Britain's Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond said none of the 19 planned flights to the UK would depart on Thursday. However, Egyptian officials have claimed that the country's airports are safe.
Around 20,000 Britons are estimated to be in the popular Egyptian resort.
Last Saturday's flight from the resort to St. Petersburg crashed in the Sainai peninsula killing all 224 people on board. On Wednesday Downing Street said there was concern that a bomb could have caused the crash.
The decision was based on concerns that a bomb may have caused a Russian jet to crash last Saturday.
Albina Kovalyova reports from London
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The British Foreign Office says flights may resume as early as Friday, after imposing a temporary ban on airlines traveling between Sharm-El Sheikh and the UK.
Britain's Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond said none of the 19 planned flights to the UK would depart on Thursday. However, Egyptian officials have claimed that the country's airports are safe.
Around 20,000 Britons are estimated to be in the popular Egyptian resort.
Last Saturday's flight from the resort to St. Petersburg crashed in the Sainai peninsula killing all 224 people on board. On Wednesday Downing Street said there was concern that a bomb could have caused the crash.