A diplomatic row has broken out between Cairo and London after the UK Government barred all British flights into and out of Sharm el-Sheikh airport over security concerns at the airport and intelligence that ISIL planted a bomb on the Russian aircraft that crashed on October 31.
On the day Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets UK Prime Minister David Cameron, the Egyptian foreign minister has hit out at Britain's decision to ground all flights in and out of Sharm el-Sheikh after intelligence reports suggested a bomb had been placed on the Airbus A321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia, flight number KGL9268, which crashed on the Sinai peninsula on October 31.

Sharm el-Sheikh is a popular tourist resort and the UK's decision to temporarily suspend flights has been greeted with anger in Egypt which is heavily reliant on tourism. Intelligence sources have told Sputnik that the British decision was made after intelligence reports suggested ISIL was behind placing a bomb aboard the downed A321 and there was a possibility it had been placed there by getting round lax security at the airport.

In a statement, the UK government said, following an emergency session of ministers and top security officials: 

"The meeting considered the implications of a range of information, including some that has recently come to light, which has increased our concerns that the plane may well have been brought down by an explosive device."

"The Prime Minister was provided with an initial assessment of the security arrangements at Sharm el-Sheikh airport from the team of UK experts who arrived there late this afternoon. The team noted that the Egyptian authorities had stepped up their efforts but that more remains to be done."

via Sputnik