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Thomson Airways extends cancellation of Sharm flights

Thomson Airways has extended its cancellation of all flights to Sharm el-Sheikh until at least March.

The Government suspended flights to Sharm on November 4 after an Airbus 321 operated by Russian airline Metrojet crashed, killing 224 people.

Islamic State jihadis claimed responsibility for bombing the jet.

No flights have operated between the UK and Sharm since November 17 as the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is advising against all but essential travel using the Red Sea resort's airport.

  • Thomson Airways announced on Wednesday that it has cancelled flights up to at least March 23
  • EasyJet has confirmed the same action up to February 29.
  • British Airways has said it will not operate flights to the Egyptian resort until after February 13 at the earliest
  • Monarch services are suspended up to January 24.

The FCO travel advice states that the UK is working with the Egyptian authorities and liaising with travel companies to enable flights to resume "as soon as appropriate security arrangements are in place".