Direct flights between the UK and the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh will resume shortly, after being banned for almost four years – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Direct flights between the UK and the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh will resume shortly, after being banned for almost four years




Direct flights between the UK and the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh will resume in a matter of days, after the route was banned for almost four years due to the bombing of a Russian airliner in 2015.

224 people died when an Airbus 321 operated by Russian airline Metrojet exploded in mid-air shortly after taking off from Sharm el Sheikh.

ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack shortly afterwards.

The bombing caused the desired effect of a drastic reduction in tourism into the area, as direct flights to the popular resort were pulled amidst security concern.

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