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EasyJet Won't Conduct Early Check of Airbus Planes After Russian A321 Crash

© AFP 2023 / DENIS CHARLETAn Airbus in British airline EasyJet livery is pictured on July 3, 2015 on the tarmac at the Lille-Lesquin airport, northern France.
An Airbus in British airline EasyJet livery is pictured on July 3, 2015 on the tarmac at the Lille-Lesquin airport, northern France. - Sputnik International
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EasyJet has no plans to carry out early inspections of its Airbus planes following the crash of a Russian aircraft of this type.

Airbus A 320 airplanes from low cost airline EasyJet are parked at Paris Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy en France, north of Paris on April 29, 2013 - Sputnik International
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EasyJet Avoids Flying Over Northern, Central Sinai After Russian Crash
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — EasyJet does not intend to bring forward its regular inspections of the Airbus planes in its fleet following the crash of a Russian aircraft of this type, a spokesperson for the company told Sputnik Monday.

“No,” a press officer answered when asked if the company plans to conduct an early inspection of its Airbus planes, or of the A-321 model in particular.

On Saturday, an Airbus A-321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia, crashed in the Sinai Peninsula en route from the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh to St. Petersburg. All 224 people on board, including 25 children, have been confirmed dead by Russian and Egyptian authorities.

The remains of a Russian airliner are inspected by military investigators at the crash site at the al-Hasanah area in El Arish city, north Egypt, November 1, 2015 - Sputnik International
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EasyJet confirmed to Sputnik on Sunday, that none of the carrier's flights are routed to fly over the northern and central parts of the Sinai Peninsula.

On Saturday, EasyJet and British Airways said they were not planning to alter their flights to and from the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. At the same time, Emirates, Air France and Lufthansa have stopped flying over the Sinai Peninsula since the tragedy.

A Swiss International Airlines spokesperson also told Sputnik that the carrier has rerouted its flights to avoid flying over North Sinai since at least June 2015, as it considers the area to be unsafe.

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