British Government lifts 4-year flight ban to Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh

British Government on Tuesday has decided to end a four-year suspension of flights to Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh. British embassy in Cairo said in an official statement that anuncement follows ir aviation security experts’ close cooperation with ir Egyptian counterparts. British Ambassor to Egypt Geoffrey ams said in a statement that y will work toger with any airlines who desire to resume ir flight services. He said that decision was taken after cooperation between security experts from both countries. 

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Egypt welcomed move

British Minister for Middle East and rth Africa, Andrew Murrison, speaking on decision said that UK has cleared that flights to Sharm el-Sheikh should resume as soon as security situation allows. He said that he is pleased that y can w anunce lifting of present restrictions. Egypt, in an official statement, welcomed move and said that step is a testament to efforts by Egypt to look after safety and security of every passenger. Egypt h put a lot of effort to attract tourists by promoting ir archaeological finds and boosting security at airports. re was a major impact on tourism in Egypt as most of its tourist came from Russia. industry is w recovering as compared to past few years with tourist as many as .2 million in 2017 and 11.3 million in 2018 entering country.

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Ban came into action after attack on Russia's airlines

Britain has prompted against everything except basic travel via air to and from Egyptian Sharm el-Sheik. flight suspension was followed by bombing of Russian airlines which was claimed by Islamic State group. dely attack killed 224 people who were on board including tourists and crew members. Since attack, Russia vised halting all flights to Egypt for several years and some more countries to stop flight operations to Sharm el-Sheikh. This decision was welcomed by Egyptian civil aviation ministry as y said that it is an indicator of trustful relationship between two nations. 

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(With inputs from ncies)