London Airport Security Unchanged Amid UK Concerns Over A321 Crash

On Wednesday, the UK government concluded that the Russian A321 passenger plane en route from Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg might have crashed due to a bomb explosion, and suspended all flights to and from the Egyptian city until additional security measures were adopted.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – London's second-largest international airport, Gatwick, has not introduced any changes to its safety measures despite the UK government's concerns following the crash of the Russian A321 plane, a Gatwick spokesman told Sputnik on Thursday.

"At this limited time there are no changes [in the security measures taken by the airport]. The government, the Department for Transport would issue the advisory of any security changes at UK airports, and Gatwick would follow any advisories or changes that the Department for Transport suggested," the spokesman stated.

A team of British investigators is currently assessing airport and flight safety at Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh.

The UK government's announcement was preceded by a series of US media reports that a US military satellite had detected a heat flash over the Sinai Peninsula at the time of the Russian airliner crash, which could indicate that an explosion had taken place on board the airplane.

The catastrophe claimed the lives of all 224 people on board, including 25 children.