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| Russia plane crash: British tourists in Sharm el-Sheikh should be home by weekend | Russia plane crash: British tourists in Sharm el-Sheikh should be home by weekend |
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| British tourists stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh following a plane crash 11 days ago should be home by the end of the week, the foreign secretary has said. | British tourists stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh following a plane crash 11 days ago should be home by the end of the week, the foreign secretary has said. |
| Thousands of holidaymakers remain in the resort, after routine flights were suspended and security increased amid fears the crash was caused by a bomb. | Thousands of holidaymakers remain in the resort, after routine flights were suspended and security increased amid fears the crash was caused by a bomb. |
| On Monday over 2,000 passengers returned to the UK on 11 flights. | On Monday over 2,000 passengers returned to the UK on 11 flights. |
| Philip Hammond said: "By the end of this week, we expect to have cleared the backlog." | Philip Hammond said: "By the end of this week, we expect to have cleared the backlog." |
| Some 20,000 British nationals were thought to be in the resort at the time of the crash on 31 October, which killed 224 people. | Some 20,000 British nationals were thought to be in the resort at the time of the crash on 31 October, which killed 224 people. |
| Around 9,000 of those were on package trips with tour operators, while several thousand others had travelled there independently. | Around 9,000 of those were on package trips with tour operators, while several thousand others had travelled there independently. |
| Mr Hammond said the government's insistence of "some very significant increased security requirements" including not to allow UK passenger planes to carry hold luggage, had "caused some delays and sort of backups in what is quite a small airport operating quite close to its capacity". | Mr Hammond said the government's insistence of "some very significant increased security requirements" including not to allow UK passenger planes to carry hold luggage, had "caused some delays and sort of backups in what is quite a small airport operating quite close to its capacity". |
| Inbound flights to the UK resumed on Friday. Some 7,700 passengers have now been brought back, with another 2,000 expected by Tuesday evening. | |
| All UK airlines have suspended flights from the UK to Sharm el-Sheikh for at least the next two weeks. | All UK airlines have suspended flights from the UK to Sharm el-Sheikh for at least the next two weeks. |
| Are you in Sharm el-Sheikh? Do you have a business in the area? What will be the impact on tourism? Let us know about your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. | Are you in Sharm el-Sheikh? Do you have a business in the area? What will be the impact on tourism? Let us know about your experiences. Email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your stories. |
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