The carriers are all cancelling their programmes until at least December 9 as the British government continues to prohibit flights.

The ban follows the suspected bombing of a Russian charter at the end of October.

EasyJet has now decided to cancel flights up until January 6. Customers already booked with the airline can arrange alternative flights or secure a refund.

"We are sorry for the inconvenience this will obviously cause, but we hope that being clear with all our customers at this point helps you to manage your plans with more certainty. The situation is beyond our control and passenger safety will always be our number one priority," the airline said.

Thomas Cook has cancelled its flight and holiday programme to Sharm el Sheikh up to and including Thursday 10 December.

Thomson Airways has cancelled flights up to an including December 9.

Monarch has cancelled flights up to an including December 19.

**UPDATE**

British Airways has now decided to cancel all of its flights up to and including January 14.

"We are keeping flights which are scheduled to operate from Saturday January 16, 2016 under review. The safety and security of our customers will continue to be our top priorities in any decisions we may make," the airline said in a statement.

"Customers who were due to travel on a cancelled flight claim a full refund or use the value of their ticket/holiday towards another flight/holiday on our network. They also have the option to rebook to an alternative date on a flight to Sharm el Sheikh."

At the moment government advice remains unclear, giving airlines little choice but to extend their cancellations.