A Russian aviation source has told Reuters an investigation into the crash is looking into the possibility of an object stowed on board causing the disaster. “It was an accident”, Eldamaty said.
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Shares in IAG, the parent company of British Airways, rose about 1% after the airline canceled its flights on Thursday but said they would resume on Friday.
Prime Minister David Cameron said the crash was “more likely than not” caused by a bomb, and said he planned to call Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the crash.
Russian carriers are still serving Sharm el-Sheikh, with 23 flights scheduled today, according to Kamal.
Earnest said the Department of Homeland Security is developing additional security measures for certain global airports following the incident.
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said that there was a “significant possibility” that the Islamic State group, which has a Sinai-based affiliate known as Wilayat Sinai (Sinai Province), was responsible.
The USA also said initial intelligence suggested the plane was brought down by a bomb.
The conversation followed the UK’s decision to suspend flights from the Egyptian airport from which the Russian plane departed before crashing on Saturday. “(It’s) very sad what happened, but we have to wait for the result of the investigation”.
None of the assumptions related to the crash of the Russian Airbus A321 over Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula could be confirmed yet as the investigation is still ongoing, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.
The move comes as Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is set to hold talks with Cameron in London on Thursday, during his first visit to Britain since he led the army’s overthrow of his predecessor Mohamed Morsi.
Russian Federation has dispatched investigators to the crash site in the restive Sinai peninsula to help the Egypt-led probe into the tragedy.
Monarch was due to bring holidaymakers home on a rescue flight which was due to arrive at Birmingham Airport at 8.35pm tomorrow.
European tour operators are being hit hard after concerns about terrorism caused the U.K.to temporarily halt flights to and from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
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“In an audio message from ISIS’ Sinai branch that was posted on terror-related social media accounts Wednesday, the organization adamantly insisted that it brought down the flight”.
