First two flights back to UK touch down,as government’s representative in Egypt faces barrage of questions from would-be travellers The UK government’s attempt to evacuate thousands of stranded British holidaymakers from the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh descended into angry scenes as tourists berated the UK ambassador to Cairo over further delays, with only eight out of 29 planned flights cleared to flee.
The first two repatriation flights from Sharm to the UK touched down on Friday afternoon after a day of conflicting information from airlines, or embassy staff and Egyptian officials over the timetable for flights,during which the ambassador, John Casson, and was heckled by furious tourists.
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Source: theguardian.com