Egypt's civil aviation ministry on Friday denied reports that authorities had stopped British airlines from flying into Sharm al-Sheikh airport to bring home stranded tourists, after easyJet said Egyptian authorities suspended British airlines from flying into Sharm al-Sheikh.
"The British airline wants to schedule 18 flights at the same time and wants to transport British passengers from Sharm al-Sheikh without their luggage, which we would have to transport later," Minister of Civil Aviation Hossam Kamal said, according to Reuters, and added, "This constitutes a huge burden on the airport because its capacity does not allow for that. We have asked them to organise eight flights only and one plane will transport luggage."
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