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Egypt plane crash: Airport security rethink 'may be needed' Egypt plane crash: Airport security rethink 'may be needed'
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Airport security will have to be reviewed if the Russian airbus crash is found to have been caused by a bomb, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says. Airport security will have to be reviewed in areas where Islamic State militants are active if the air crash in Egypt is found to have been caused by a bomb, the foreign secretary says.
Speaking to the BBC's Andrew Marr, he warned increased security could mean extra costs and delays at airports. Philip Hammond told the BBC increased security could mean extra costs and delays at airports.
All flights between from Sharm el-Sheikh and the UK were halted on Wednesday in the wake of the crash. Flights from Sharm el-Sheikh to the UK have restarted after being halted in the wake of the crash.
Flights have restarted but thousands of Britons still in Egypt are being warned of two or three-day waits to get home. But Britons still in Egypt face waits of two or three days to get home.
The foreign secretary said 5,000 British tourists would be back in the UK by the end of Sunday.
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All 224 people on the board the Russian Metrojet flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg died when it came down in Sinai on 31 October. Most of the victims were Russian.All 224 people on the board the Russian Metrojet flight from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg died when it came down in Sinai on 31 October. Most of the victims were Russian.
The US and the UK have both said intelligence points to the strong possibility the crash was caused by a bomb.The US and the UK have both said intelligence points to the strong possibility the crash was caused by a bomb.
Mr Hammond said airport security was constantly reviewed by a Department for Transport team of security experts travelling continually through airports. Mr Hamond was asked about the implications for airport security in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey on The Andrew Marr Show.
"If this turns out to be a device planted by an Isil operative or by somebody inspired by Isil then clearly we will have to look again at the level of security we expect to see in airports in areas where Isil is active," he said. He said: "If this turns out to be a device planted by an Isil operative, or by somebody inspired by Isil, then clearly we will have to look again at the level of security we expect to see in airports in areas where Isil is active.
"What we have to do is ensure that airport security everywhere is at its best and that it reflects local conditions. One of the key issues about keeping airports safe is the training, management and motivation of staff.""What we have to do is ensure that airport security everywhere is at its best and that it reflects local conditions. One of the key issues about keeping airports safe is the training, management and motivation of staff."
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The costs of extending holidays is expected to be covered by tour operators and airlines.
Easyjet said it could take between three and four days to get all its customers back to the UK, while one British official quoted by Reuters news agency said it could take up to 10 days to get all Britons out.
Five airlines - Monarch, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Easyjet and British Airways - flew 1,945 Britons back to the UK on nine flights on Saturday.
Sharm el-Sheikh flights scheduled for Sunday are listed below. Tourists are advised to check with their airlines for flight details:
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The government says it is working closely with the Egyptian authorities, UK airlines and tour operators. Russia says 11,000 tourists brought back from Egypt
A spokesman said yesterday that it was important for those still in Egypt to stay at their resort until they had a confirmed place on a flight back to the UK and that they followed their airline's advice on the appropriate arrival time at the airport. Global security expert Philip Baum, editor of Aviation Security International, told The Observer that security needed to become both more unpredictable and more thorough to confound future terrorism attempts.
Mr Hammond said a team of security experts from the UK's Department for Transport was travelling continually through airports reviewing safety practices.
A number of flights are scheduled to fly back to Britain on Sunday.
Mr Hammond said 5,000 British tourists would be back in the UK by the end of Sunday, leaving approximately 14,000 in the Red Sea resort.
The costs of extending holidays for those left in Egypt is expected to be covered by tour operators and airlines.
Easyjet said it could take between three and four days to get all its customers back to the UK, while one British official quoted by Reuters news agency said it could take up to 10 days to get all Britons out.
Russia has banned all flights to Egypt but is allowing special flights to bring Russian tourists back home from Sharm el-Sheikh. Some 11,000 tourists have now been brought back to Russia.
Britons are being allowed to travel home with hand baggage only; hold luggage is to be flown back separately in the next week.Britons are being allowed to travel home with hand baggage only; hold luggage is to be flown back separately in the next week.
People arriving back in the UK have continued to describe chaotic scenes at Sharm el-Sheikh airport. They are being urged to stay in their resorts until they are told they have a confirmed place on a flight, and to follow airline guidance about what time to arrive at the airport.
'Overwhelmed' People returning to the UK have continued to describe chaotic scenes at Sharm el-Sheikh airport.
Marc Standen, from Westgate, Kent, and his partner Emily Alfeo had been due to fly home on Thursday after a week in Sharm el-Sheikh but arrived back late on Saturday. The flights scheduled back to the UK for Sunday are:
He said: "It was madness. They did a semi-pat down inside and we took our shoes off. I don't think it was very thorough.
"Their security is terrible and they are completely overwhelmed."
Meanwhile, crash investigators have revealed an unidentified noise was picked up by the Metrojet aircraft's on-board recorders in the final seconds before it broke up suddenly in mid-flight last weekend.
Lead investigator Ayman el-Muqadem said they were looking at "all possible scenarios" as to the cause but confirmed the plane had been still gaining altitude as it disintegrated 23 minutes after take-off.
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