Areas within Sharm el Sheikh that are exempt from the ban include the airport and the tourist developments of Sharm el Maya, Hadaba, Naama Bay, Sharks Bay and Nabq.

Sharm el-Sheikh was a popular destination with UK tourists until all UK flights were banned in November 2015 following the bombing of a Russian Metrojet airliner. Security has now been improved.

Brits desperate for a holiday in Egypt, but barred from flying to Sharm El Sheikh have been flocking to the resort of Hurghada (pictured) instead Credit: Getty Images But tourist travel to the ...

Britons at the resort were brought home in a series of flights amid heightened security measures which ended on November 17. Since then, UK airlines have not operated routes between Sharm and the UK.