other nations followed the uk in stopping flights out of sharm el—sheikh.llations only effect ba flights to and from cairo. other british airlines flying to other destinations in egypt are not affected. the foreign office has updated its travel advice, saying there is a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. it‘s says extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. earlier i spoke to our reporter in cairo sally nabil. she told me she‘s spoken to the ba regional customer services manager in the area to find out why the airline has grounded flights. i asked him what are the reasons behind this decision made by british airways? and he said that this is a routine check. perhaps it is raising a lot of questions because it did not happen in cairo before, but it happens in other parts of the world and he said it is just further security assessments and the ban, or suspension he said, is not going to be extended and the first flight from london to cairo is scheduled next friday night, so he said that this is just their normal procedur

like other uk airlines, ba did suspend flights to sharm el—sheikh backin suspend flights to sharm el—sheikhairliner was downed having flown out of that airport but since then, things have been more quiet, the foreign office says it is aware of the suspension and has advice on its website for travellers, that does express concerns about aviation in that country. but no specific reference from the foreign office today as to why this latest development has taken place 0ur correspondent sally nabil is in cairo. at some time it seemed that the airport authorities were in the dark as well, what are they able to tell you now? there is a huge state of concern here, among passengers, and authorities, we have not been officially notified of british airways decision, and trying to contact the head of british airways here in cairo but they do not know exactly what has happened, why the decision was made. passengers have expressed extreme concern, saying british airline has solid information regarding security, why they are not sharing this information with the customers. there is a state of ambiguity h

other nations followed the uk in stopping flights out of sharm el—sheikh. affect flights to cairo, —— only affect ba flights to cairo. other flights by other airlines to other destinations in egypt are not affected. the foreign office has updated its travel advice, saying there is a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. it‘s as extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. earlier i spoke to the bbc travel show presenter simon calder who was at heathrow airport. he told me that even though british airways isn‘t flying to cairo other airlines are. egypt air are putting on bigger planes and hoping to pick up some of the passengers at that have been stranded by british airways. the passengers at that have been stranded by british airwaysm there any indication of what has prompted the airline to act in this way? we have been hearing, of course, about the terrible fatal crash in october 2015 and there has been intense sensitivity about security at each airport since, particularly by the foreign office. and that is why the uk rem

other nations followed the uk in stopping flights out of sharm el—sheikh. thought it was blown up by a bomb smuggled on board at the airport. so far, cancellations only affect flights to cairo, other destinations in egypt are not affected. the foreign office has updated its travel advice, saying there is a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. it's as extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. what about those other airlines? egyptair‘s twice daily service to heathrow are still running, and they say they will increase capacity. other british airways going to one of the popular resorts, thomas cook and british airways are continuing to run those flights. but security forces say there will be more checks at the airport for those flights returning to the uk. with just a few days to go until we find out who will become the next prime minister, the justice secretary, david gauke, has told the sunday times he'll resign if boris johnson wins. mr gauke, who has served in the cabinet since 2016, says a no—deal brexit would lead t

visitors and 2015 more than $200.00 people were killed in the bombing of a russian passenger jet in sharm el sheikh well the u.k. has long advised against all but essential travel to certain parts of egypt the government's website walser we quote terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in egypt although most attacks occur in north sinai there is a risk of terrorist attacks across the country. is a foreign policy adviser at gulf state analytics he says security problems may take a toll on economic growth i do not believe it's going to have any impact. in the short term but because egyptian economy is heavily dependent on tourism if it continues for a long period of time i think it will show impact impact on the egyptian economy egypt for the fiscal year of 20 $182019.00 has had a 5.6 percent economy growth which after year that has it's going and is rebounding but as i said if it's going to this going this is going to continue for for a long period of time it will impact the growth and the position of president fifi in egypt i believe president p.c. . is really on able to establish or

other nations followed the uk in stopping flights out of sharm el—sheikh.own up by a bomb smuggled on board at the airport. so far, cancellations only affect flights to cairo, other destinations in egypt are not affected. the foreign office has updated its travel advice, saying there is a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. it's as extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. joining me now from our newsroom in cairo is sally nabil. sally, in terms of how this may have unfolded, is there any indication that there had been any inspection at cairo airport that would have thrown up this concern for british airways? i have just talked to the regional customer service manager of british airways here in cairo. i asked him what are the reasons behind this decision made by british airways. he said that this is a routine check. perhaps it is raising a lot of questions because it didn't happen in cairo before, but it happens in other parts of the world. he said it isjust happens in other parts of the world. he said it is just furt

on businesses 2015 when 200 people were killed in the bombing of a russian passenger jets in sharm el sheikh. well the u.k. has long advised against all but essential travel to certain parts of egypt the government's web site warns terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in egypt or the most attacks occur in north sinai there is a risk of terrorist attacks across the country well seen as saudi is a foreign policy adviser at gulf states analyst 6 and joins us now i live from tampa florida by skype good to have you with us on al-jazeera we're still unclear as to the the nature of the threat that has caused be and have tons of council these flights but what sort of impact do you see this having. i do not believe it's going to have any impact in the short term but because egyptian economy is heavily dependent on tourism if it continues for a long period of time i think it will show impact impact on the egyptian economy egypt for the fiscal year of 20182019 have had a 5.6 person economy growth. which after years of growing it is rebounding but as i said if it's going through this g

other nations followed the uk in stopping flights out of sharm el—sheikh.own up by a bomb smuggled on board at the airport. so far, the cancellations only affect ba flights to cairo, other destinations in egypt are not affected. the foreign office has updated its travel advice, saying there is a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. it‘ says extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. i'm joined now from heathrow airport by simon calder, presenter of the bbc‘s travel show and travel editor of the independent. good morning, simon. this is not the most terrible thing that could have happened, but presumably it will be pretty disruptive at the start of the school holidays. yes, it is. here we are at your‘s busiest airport, a perfectly normal sunday morning, except that british airways flight 154, due to land around noon today, is not operating because the flight last night was cancelled. other flights between because the flight last night was cancelled. otherflights between the uk and egypt are going ahead perfectly normally

other nations followed the uk in stopping flights out of sharm el—sheikh.led on board at the airport. so far, the cancellations only effect ba flights to and from cairo. other british airlines flying to other destinations in egypt are not affected. but the foreign office has updated its travel advice, saying there is a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. it's says extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. earlier i spoke to amanda flannigan— who lives and works in cairo but is originally from staffordshire. she was due to fly back to the uk with ba on wednesday. ( sot ireton e—mailfrom ireton e—mail from ba late afternoon saying they had cancelled the flights and that was it basically. i have not managed to get on the flight have not managed to get on the flight but i want refund with ba so ican flight but i want refund with ba so i can book immediately with another airline. are using that ba are refusing to refund you? airline. are using that ba are refusing to refund you ?|j airline. are using that ba are refusing to

they came into force from 2015, with the russian jet that crashed shortly after takeoff from sharm el—sheikhoard that that led to the death of 244 people. it is since then we have had these sort of warnings on the foreign office website. i think the lack of detailfrom foreign office website. i think the lack of detail from ba kind foreign office website. i think the lack of detailfrom ba kind of makes us lack of detailfrom ba kind of makes us ask more questions. it does not tell us much. that is ba's action. what about the other airlines? look has a very temporarily halted all sides as well. it was only on saturday night —— looks as though. in total last year we know that around 450,000 british tourists flew to egypt. most went to the red sea resort of hurghada. the majority went there. the main operated there is thomas cook, the uk operator thomas cook. they play daily from manchester but also from birmingham, newcastle, london gatwick. they are carrying on as normal. the significant airline is easyjet and they also fly to hurghada and they have put out a statement saying they will continue

like other uk airlines ba did suspend flights to sharm el—sheikh in 2016 after a russian airline wasys it is aware of the suspension and has advice on its website for travellers that ex presses website for travellers that expresses concerns about aviation in that country, but no reference from the foreign office today as to why this latest development had taken place. we are hoping to get more on this, but what about ba customers who are already in cairo? any more on that? at this stage details are very scant indeed. several numbers have been put out, one from british airways. likewise the foreign office has put out another number. maybe try the numbers to establish what the options are. we are trying to find out if other airlines are making similar measures, but the details at the moment are fairly sketchy. we will let you get back to getting those answers for us. bbc afriquejournalist, pierre antoine denis is in cairo for us. what is going on? it is a bit of a crazy moment especially for me as i was meant to be one of the passengers tomorrow morning on a british airways flight back

other nations followed the uk in stopping flights out of sharm el—sheikh.rport. so far, the cancellations only effect ba flights to and from cairo. other british airlines flying to other destinations in egypt are not affected. but the foreign office has updated its travel advice, saying there is a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. it's says extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. the government wants to stop companies gagging employees who want to speak out about wrong doing in the workplace. there's been growing concern about the use of non—disclosure agreeements — known as ndas — to silence staff, particularly over issues such as sexual harassment and racial discrimination. but new legislation will make it illegal for companies to use ndas to prevent staff from reporting misconduct to the police or their doctor. here's our business correspondent, katy austin. typically, signing a nondisclosure agreement, nicknamed a gagging clause, means that a parting employee gets a pay—out. but in return, can't discuss the si

other nations followed the uk in stopping flights out of sharm el—sheikh.er british airlines flying to other destinations in egypt are not affected. the foreign office has updated its travel advice, saying there is a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. it‘s says extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. the headlines on bbc news... philip hammond says he‘ll resign as chancellor on wednesday if borisjohnson becomes prime minister. ireland‘s foreign minister warns the uk‘s next prime minister that if they tear up the brexit withdrawal agreement ‘we‘re all in trouble‘. nato joins international criticism of iran, for seizing a british—flagged oil tanker in the gulf. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here‘s gavin. hello. it‘s the final day at the open — from royal portrush today. ireland‘s shane lowry is the man to catch. his sensational third round — a course record — putting him on 16 under par. tommy fleetwood is his nearest challenger — on a day where the weather could play a big part of the dra

visitors in 2015 more than 200 people were killed in the bombing of a russian passenger jet in sharm el sheikh at the u.k.'s long advised against all but essential travel to certain parts of egypt the government's website warns terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in egypt although most attacks occur in north sinai there is a risk of terrorist attacks across the country are seen as a de is a foreign policy adviser and gulf state analytics he says the longer the suspensions are in place the more damage it will do to egypt's economy. i do not believe it's going to have any impact in the short term but because egyptian economy is heavily dependent on tourism if it continues for a long period of time i think it will show impact on the egyptian economy egypt for the fiscal europe 20182019 had a 5.6 percent economy grow. which after you're going.

other nations followed the uk in stopping flights out of sharm el—sheikh. so far, the cancellations only affect ba flights to and from cairo. other british airlines flying to other destinations in egypt are not affected. but the foreign office has updated its travel advice, saying there's a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. it says extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. andy moore, bbc news. six puppies that were stolen by burglars who had machetes have been reunited with their mother after they were found by police. they were taken by two men who managed to get access to a flat in the north of manchester. when their mother zena tried to defend them, she was slashed in the face. a ao—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary and remains in custody for questioning. it isn'tjust the smoke from cigarettes which can damage the environment. 11.5 trillion cigarette butts are dropped across the world every year and can take decades to break down. new research from anglia ruskin university shows

visitors in 2015 more than 200 people were killed in the bombing of a russian passenger jet in sharm el sheikh now the u.k. has long advised against all but essential travel to certain parts of egypt the government's web site warns that terrorists are very likely to carry out attacks in egypt although most attacks occur in north sinai there is a risk of terrorist attacks across the country seen as already is a foreign policy adviser gulf state analytics he says it could take time for egypt to feel the impact of these latest security problems. i do not believe it's going to have any impact. in the short term but because egyptian economy is heavily dependent on tourism if it continues for a long period of time i think it will show impact impact on the egyptian economy egypt for the fiscal year of 20 $182019.00 has had a 5.6 percent economy growth which after year that has it's going to rebounding but as i said if it's going to this going if this is going to continue for a prolonged period of time it will impact the growth and the position of president fifi in egypt i believe president p.c. . is

other nations followed the uk in stopping flights out of sharm el—sheikh.ow thought it was blown up by a bomb smuggled on board at the airport. so far, cancellations only affect flights to cairo, other destinations in egypt are not affected. the foreign office has updated its travel advice, saying there is a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. with me is simon calder, the independent travel editor. what is the latest? flights between cairo and heathrow are going on as normal. the egypt air flight hasjust closed, leaving in a few moments. the airline has laid on extra large aircraft for the plate this evening because there are a lot of people needing to get from heathrow to cairo. there are still plenty of bookings available on that. there are people heading off on holiday from birmingham and manchester today flying with thomas cook. those holidays are going ahead perfectly normally. it seems to be specifically british airways and specifically british airways and specifically c

other nations followed the uk in stopping flight out of sharm el—sheikh. thought it was blown up by a bomb smuggled on board at the airport. so far, cancellations only affect flights to cairo, other destinations in egypt are not affected. foreign office has updated its travel advice, saying there is a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation. it's as extra security measures are in place for british planes leaving egypt. well, what is going to happen with the other airlines? with me is the independent travel editor. people who are booked to travel today from birmingham and manchester on thomas cook airlines to another airport will be going on as normal, just as they were flying out to gatwick yesterday. other airlines are continuing to operate to cairo right 110w. continuing to operate to cairo right now. the normal morning flight on egyptair to heathrow is preparing for departure. they haven't had any effect on their operations at all. this district the british airways, although as you mentioned, lufthansa also cancelled their morning flights, but the

in $215.00 more than $200.00 people were killed in the bombing of a russian passenger jet in sharm el sheikh at the u.k.'s long advised against all but essential travel to certain parts of egypt the government's website warns terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in egypt although most attacks occur in north sinai there is a risk of terrorist attacks across the country are seen as a de is a foreign policy adviser a goal state analytics he says the longer the suspensions are in place the more damage it will do to egypt's economy. i do not believe. in the short term but because egyptian economy is heavily dependent on its tourism if it continues for a long period of time i think it will show impact it impacts on the egyptian economy egypt for the fiscal year of $2182019.00 has had a 5.6 per cent economy growth which after years that has it's going to it is rebounding but as i said if it's going to this going if this is going to continue for for a long period of time it will impact the growth and the position of president sisi in egypt i believe president p.c. . is really on ab