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Flights Suspended To Sharm El Sheikh. How Are The Holiday Makers Already There To Get Home?
Could the government send a gunboat to evacuate them?
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In the short term at least, it was just a one-day ban on outward flights (while COBR considered the position further). So return flights are, at the moment, operating normally.
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"We would underline that this is a precautionary step and we are working closely with the airlines on this approach. The Prime Minister will chair a COBR at 6:45pm to review the situation and we will provide an update after that meeting.
We recognise that this information may cause concern for those in Sharm and indeed for those planning to travel to Sharm in the coming days. We have deployed extra consular staff to Sharm who will be on hand at the airport, working with the airlines, to assist British holidaymakers there. For others, either in resorts at Sharm or planning a holiday to Sharm in the coming days, our advice is to contact your airline or tour operator.
At this stage we are not changing the level of our travel advice."
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Quote:
"We would underline that this is a precautionary step and we are working closely with the airlines on this approach. The Prime Minister will chair a COBR at 6:45pm to review the situation and we will provide an update after that meeting.
We recognise that this information may cause concern for those in Sharm and indeed for those planning to travel to Sharm in the coming days. We have deployed extra consular staff to Sharm who will be on hand at the airport, working with the airlines, to assist British holidaymakers there. For others, either in resorts at Sharm or planning a holiday to Sharm in the coming days, our advice is to contact your airline or tour operator.
At this stage we are not changing the level of our travel advice."
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Looking at today's flights from Sharm El Sheikh, the Monarch Airlines flight to Manchester at 1640 has been cancelled but that might have nothing to do with security issues. Their 1735 flight to Gatwick is shown as operating normally, as is their 1815 departure for Birmingham.
Thomson have cancelled their 1820 flight to Manchester and their 1900 flight to Doncaster but they are still operating their flights to Glasgow (1550), Gatwick (1725), Bristol (1820) and Birmingham (1900).
easyJet's flights to Gatwick (1710 & 1905), Stansted (1740), Luton (1845) and Manchester (1850) are all expected to operate normally.
BA's flight to Gatwick (1710) is still expected to operate.
Thomas Cook's flights to Gatwick (1730) and Manchester (1835) are also still shown as 'scheduled'.
Interestingly, Sharm el Sheikh airport is still expecting to receive flights from the UK today (with all of the above airlines) apart from an easyJet cancellation ex Stansted, a Thomson one ex Manchester and an easyJet flight ex Manchester.
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Thomson have cancelled their 1820 flight to Manchester and their 1900 flight to Doncaster but they are still operating their flights to Glasgow (1550), Gatwick (1725), Bristol (1820) and Birmingham (1900).
easyJet's flights to Gatwick (1710 & 1905), Stansted (1740), Luton (1845) and Manchester (1850) are all expected to operate normally.
BA's flight to Gatwick (1710) is still expected to operate.
Thomas Cook's flights to Gatwick (1730) and Manchester (1835) are also still shown as 'scheduled'.
Interestingly, Sharm el Sheikh airport is still expecting to receive flights from the UK today (with all of the above airlines) apart from an easyJet cancellation ex Stansted, a Thomson one ex Manchester and an easyJet flight ex Manchester.
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PS: The likeliest alternative option for tour operators would be to send travellers to Cairo by bus (roughly 6 hours) unless there are ferries across to Hurghada:
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It says on the Beeb this morning, that all flights from and to Sharm have been suspended. According to Hammond, those waiting at Sharm airport have been allowed to fly home but further flights home have been suspended.
So I am guessing that anybody who wants to come home in the few days, or indeed go to Sharm from the UK, will have to face a very long coach trip to another Airport...Cairo perhaps. Or even Eilat Airport ?
It says on the Beeb this morning, that all flights from and to Sharm have been suspended. According to Hammond, those waiting at Sharm airport have been allowed to fly home but further flights home have been suspended.
So I am guessing that anybody who wants to come home in the few days, or indeed go to Sharm from the UK, will have to face a very long coach trip to another Airport...Cairo perhaps. Or even Eilat Airport ?
TWR...you are of course correct...only concerted and combined efforts are going to work. But its clear at the moment that Russia is just supporting anybody who is against Bashar al-Assad. If Russia was limiting its considerable actions to just fighting ISIS, than we might be tempted to join Mr Putin, but I fear he is just power-playing, in his normal way.
If this turns out to be a terrorist attack, it won't be the first time that Sharm has been targeted will it ? ::::
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There are plenty of other holiday destinations that British people could choose to go to, with no history of terrorist attacks, so I am somewhat at a loss to understand why anybody would take a chance, especially in view of the worsening political situation in the area.
I am reminded of an interview with a British tourist in Tunisia, in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack at Port EL-Kantaoui earlier this year. He was most indignant that he was being forced to return home to Britain, as he had been to the area "many times before and never felt in any danger". He went on to say that now that the beaches ere being patrolled by armed Police and soldiers, it was perfectly safe !
My idea of a peaceful and relaxing holiday would not include being protected from the locals by armed guards.
There's a lot to be said for Cornwall you know !
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There are plenty of other holiday destinations that British people could choose to go to, with no history of terrorist attacks, so I am somewhat at a loss to understand why anybody would take a chance, especially in view of the worsening political situation in the area.
I am reminded of an interview with a British tourist in Tunisia, in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack at Port EL-Kantaoui earlier this year. He was most indignant that he was being forced to return home to Britain, as he had been to the area "many times before and never felt in any danger". He went on to say that now that the beaches ere being patrolled by armed Police and soldiers, it was perfectly safe !
My idea of a peaceful and relaxing holiday would not include being protected from the locals by armed guards.
There's a lot to be said for Cornwall you know !
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