British airlines Monarch and EasyJet say they will fly from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula Friday to rescue thousands of stranded vacationers in Sharm el-Sheikh, the Associated press reported.
EasyJet says it will run nine flights from the Red Sea resort to London airports and one to Milan. Monarch will run two scheduled flights and three additional flights. Neither airline is operating outbound passenger flights from the U.K. to Sharm el-Sheikh.
Intelligence reports indicate that a device placed on the Russian charter jet caused it to break up in midair Saturday, killing all 224 on board, U.S. officials told NBC News. The reports triggered Britain to suspend flights and advise against all but essential air travel to the Egyptian tourism hub, while at least three top officials at the airport were fired.
Ireland and Germany's Luthfansa Group had also suspended flights earlier this week, but Russia — which recently began a military intervention in Syria against ISIS — continues to allow flights to Sharm el-Sheikh.
