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EasyJet hit by Sharm cancellations

Air
Rob Gill
4 December 2015

EasyJet was forced to cancel 176 flights to Sharm el Sheikh in November after flights to the Egyptian airport were suspended by the British government.

Wizz will head to Sharm later this year

UK authorities suspended flights to the resort after a Russian charter aircraft was blown up by a bomb on October 31 shortly after taking off from Sharm airport.

EasyJet recorded a total of 378 cancellations in November compared to only 16 in the same month last year.

“Sharm el Sheikh accounted for 176 of the total with the majority of remaining cancellations due to adverse weather conditions earlier in the month,” said EasyJet in a statement.

Currently all easyJet flights to Sharm have been cancelled until January 6.