People booked to fly with easyJet to Sharm el-Sheikh are being offered flights to another destination, full refunds or a voucher for a future flight.
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Flights were initially halted following a Government announcement that the crash of a St Petersburg-bound flight from the region was caused by a bomb on board.
Thousands of British travellers will be thrown into travel chaos today with the news easyJet has cancelled all its flights to Sharm el Sheikh.
The budget airline said it made the decision in order to provide certainty for customers planning their Christmas holidays.
The airline apologised for the inconvenience but “the situation is beyond our control and passenger safety will always be our number one priority”.
All Easyjet flights to Sharm-El-Sheikh have been cancelled until January 6, after a suspected terror attack on a Russian plane from Sharm-El-Sheikh airport on October 31.
“As a result of Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) advice, Thomson Airways can confirm the cancellation of further outbound flights from the United Kingdom to Sharm el-Sheikh, up to and including Wednesday 9th of December 2015. The safety and security of our customers will continue to be our top priorities in any decisions we may make”.
Islamic State (IS) jihadis have claimed responsibility for the bombing of the passenger jet.
Customers were told on Monday night that the flights would be scrapped.
A spokesman for Easyjet said: “You will be aware that over the last few weeks, there have been significant issues associated with flying to and from Sharm el Sheikh”.
Easyjet operates flights from four British airports and an Italian airport to Sharm el-Sheikh.
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Britons at the resort were brought home in a series of flights amid heightened security measures, which ended on 17 November and since then United Kingdom airlines have not operated routes from Sharm to the UK.
