The UK's Department for Transport said the decision to reinstate commercial flights was due to "improvements in security procedures at the airport, and close co-operation between the UK and Egypt on aviation security".

British tourists arriving on one of the first flights from the UK to Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday were greeted with celebrations after restrictions following a 2015 airline terror attack were lifted, according to media The travellers, who arrived on a TUI flight from Gatwick, were met with fire engines spraying water over the aircraft and a reception with cocktails, flowers and music.The UK lifted restrictions on flights to the resort town in October, with TUI, the UK's biggest travel company, announcing a resumption of flights last year.The restrictions were implemented in November 2015 after the bombing of a Russian airliner shortly after take-off from Sharm El-Sheikh airport.The attack killed all 224 people on board, mainly Russian travellers. The UK ended up repatriating approximately 16,000 tourists.EasyJet announced it would also resume flights to Sharm El-Sheikh this year.