Obama’s comments come one day after USA officials said intelligence suggests that ISIS or its affiliates planted a bomb on the Russian plane, which broke apart in midair last weekend, killing all 224 people on board.
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The United Kingdom is helping with security and it is hoped flights will resume tomorrow.
There are an estimated 20,000 British people in Sharm el-Sheikh, with about 9,000 thought to be holiday makers.
Speaking after chairing a meeting of the government’s emergency committee Cobra, Cameron said: “The decisions that I’m taking are about putting the safety of British people first”.
He said the United Kingdom would be working with the Egyptian authorities and airlines to help put long term sustainable security measures in place.
But outbound flights from the United Kingdom will remain suspended, as the flights are to bring home stranded British holidaymakers.
EasyJet said it had cancelled its flights to and from the resort today and would keep future flights “under review, pending further advice from the Government”.
Location: This map shows the approximate crash zone area in the Sinai peninsulaGermany’s Lufthansa Group says it’s suspending all flights to and from Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh “due to the current situation on the Sinai Peninsula”.
“It’s a handsome resort and security here is good and high and we are probably in the safest place at the moment”.
They say Britain should have waited for the results of the crash investigation before halting flights.
All flights to Sharm el Sheikh up to and including Thursday November 12 have been cancelled and passengers will get a full refund.
“We have concluded there was a significant possibility that that crash was caused by an explosive device on board the aircraft”.
We presume that the app will be keeping travellers informed of the latest Sharm el-Sheikh travel updates, but if not, then you might want contact the tour operator that you booked your holiday with.
British officials have confirmed that flights bringing back British tourists from Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula will begin Friday.
“It took 10 or 12 years before we could convince our colleagues in Europe it was a wise move”.
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“Well we can’t be certain at the moment but it looks more likely than not that this was a bomb, placed aboard the airliner”.
