Buzz Feed’s Middle East correspondent:
Via Sky News:
The suspension came as lax security was exposed at Sharm airport after a British holidaymaker revealed he jumped queues and baggage checks by paying just £20.
Dale Parkyn told Sky News the gravity of the situation was only brought home to him following the downing of a Russian airliner at the weekend.
The 47-year-old from Harrogate had been on holiday with his partner, Joanne, in the Egyptian resort earlier this year.
But when they arrived at the airport for their return journey they were shocked at the length of the queues.
It was then they were approached by a security guard who they say offered them the chance to avoid a lengthy wait by paying a £20 fee.
Now consider the report that we are not vetting foreign workers who are being hired as baggage handlers at U.S. airports…
Update:
More from the Telegraph:
“Airport guards regularly skip security checks for friends”
A retired senior official in Egypt’s Tourism Ministry says “airport security procedures in Egypt are almost (all) bad.”
Magdy Salim told news agency The AP he understands why people are scared – that’s because security measures in Egypt are lax.
He said airport guards regularly skip security checks for friends or co-workers, and they often don’t search people “if they look chic or if they come out of a fancy car.”
He noted that a donkey was found wandering around Cairo airport in April, and in recent weeks, a stray dog wandered onto a runway. He said security forces were even called in to catch a rogue cat ahead of an inspection by international regulators.