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October 25, 2019       Share:    

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/sharm-el-sheikh-flight-ban-lifted/

Britain Lifts Ban on Flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, 4 Years after Bombing

(Telegraph-UK) Hugh Morris - The British Government said improvements in security procedures at Sharm el-Sheikh Airport and close cooperation between the UK and Egypt on aviation safety means commercial airlines can now operate routes to the popular Red Sea resort. The improvements include X-ray scanners and a vast wall built earlier this year around the airport complex. Air travel had been banned since 2015 in the wake of the crash of a St. Petersburg-bound flight shortly after takeoff, claiming the lives of 224 Russian passengers and crew after what was believed to be an on-board explosion.

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