The Lufthansa Group said it would halt flights by its subsidiaries Eurowings and Edelweiss between Germany and Sharm el-Sheikh, citing 'the current situation on the Sinai peninsula'. (AFP)
Berlin:
The Lufthansa Group said on Thursday it would halt flights by its subsidiary Eurowings between Germany and Sharm el-Sheikh, citing "the current situation on the Sinai peninsula".
It also said it would cooperate with the German foreign ministry and tour operators to repatriate holiday-makers from the Egyptian Red Sea resort.
However the Swiss airline Edelweiss, also a subsidiary of the German group, said it would maintain its weekly flight to the Egyptian resort, clarifying Lufthansa's earlier statement that it had also temporarily scrapped services.
Britain and Ireland earlier temporarily suspended flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh after a Russian plane crashed 23 minutes after taking off from the resort, killing all 224 people on board, in what Britain and Washington suspect was a bomb attack.
It also said it would cooperate with the German foreign ministry and tour operators to repatriate holiday-makers from the Egyptian Red Sea resort.
However the Swiss airline Edelweiss, also a subsidiary of the German group, said it would maintain its weekly flight to the Egyptian resort, clarifying Lufthansa's earlier statement that it had also temporarily scrapped services.
Britain and Ireland earlier temporarily suspended flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh after a Russian plane crashed 23 minutes after taking off from the resort, killing all 224 people on board, in what Britain and Washington suspect was a bomb attack.
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