Easyjet and BA cancel Sharm el-Sheikh flights until 2016

EasyJet and British Airways have cancelled flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh until next year in the wake of the Russian airliner bombing in October.

Low-cost carrier easyJet said it had made the decision to continue its flight suspension to and from the resort until January 6 to provide certainty for customers planning their Christmas holidays.

It said customers with tickets booked to the resort would be able to receive a full refund, fly to another destination within the easyJet network or choose to have a voucher for use on future flights.

Any customers in Sharm el-Sheikh wishing to fly back to the UK are asked to contact the airline's customer service team.

British Airways also confirmed they have cancelled all flights to and from the resort up to and including January 14. It said it would be offering customers a full refund on tickets or the chance to use the value of their ticket towards another trip.

Thomson Airways and Thomas Cook said its flights remain cancelled up to December this year.

Thomson Airways said flights to the resort have been cancelled up to and including December 9, while Thomas Cook said its flights were cancelled up to December 10.

The Government suspended flights to Sharm on November 4 after an Airbus 321 operated by Russian airline Metrojet crashed on October 31, killing 224 people. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the bombing of the passenger jet.