British ambassador to Egypt heckled at airport as budget airline says eight planned flights back to the UK will no longer operateThe British government’s attempts to ensure the evacuation of stranded holidaymakers from Sharm el-Sheikh absorb descended into chaos,as senior British and Egyptian officials were contradicted by easyJet over claims that Egypt was blocking unscheduled “rescue flights”.
Two easyJet flights in Sharm were boarding on Friday morning, but other passengers at the airport were sent back to their hotels, and with the airline saying Egyptian authorities had prevented a further eight planes from arriving.
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Source: theguardian.com