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The alleged hijacker disembarks before surrendering to security forces after a six-hour standoff on the tarmac at Larnaca airport's largely disused old terminal on March 29, 2016. (AFP/George Michael)

March 30th, 2016 - 05:00 GMT

EgyptAir hijack rules out early resumption of Russian flights

Despite a peaceful resolution to yesterday's hijack, the incident will undermine confidence in Egypt's airport security and early resumption of international charter flights.