Trouble in Egypt, no-frills flights and getting a refund from Kenya Airways

Got a question? Our expert, Simon Calder, can help

Hurghada, on Egypt’s Red Sea coast, is lovely in late September (AFP/Getty)

Q I’ve just seen the alerts about Egypt. I travel out to Hurghada in nine weeks and now I’m extremely worried about what’s going on out there. Do you honestly think we should change our holiday or wait to see what happens?

Carol B

A Hurghada and the area around it on Egypt’s Red Sea coast is lovely in late September. The intense heat has dissipated, along with the crowds. But aviation between the UK and Egypt has taken another twist. Around 1,500 British Airways passengers have found that the airline has cancelled all its flights from Heathrow to Cairo and back between now and Saturday 27 July because of heightened security concerns.