When the tragedy was first reported, Egypt destination manager, Dharma van der Dam, and I were at an end of season meeting in Frankfurt. It was reported to be a technical fault at the time, so we monitored the situation from there. Dharma returned to Egypt as scheduled and I flew back to the UK for some planned annual leave.
On the ground in Sharm - A Thomas Cook rep's experience of the Sharm crisis
Operators
Sophie Griffiths
19 November 2015
When the UK announced its abrupt decision to suspend all flights to and from Sharm el Sheikh, airlines and operators rushed into crisis mode. Thomas Cook resort manager Mandi Watson explains what it was like on the ground.
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