BA Scraps Sharm Resort Flights 'Indefinitely'

British Airways has scrapped indefinitely all flights for the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh, in a further blow to the country's tourism industry. All UK operators had suspended services on security grounds in the wake of the downing of a Russian airliner last October, which killed 224 passengers and crew. The terror theory prompted widespread criticism of security procedures at Sharm el Sheikh airport - with the authorities in Cairo responding by pledging improvements to meet the demands of