The crash of Flash Airlines Flight 7K 604 occurred in 2004. The airline no longer exists, but the then company boss Mohamed Nour and other former managers are now being charged in France. On January 3, 2004, Flash Airlines was scheduled to fly with the SU-ZCF from Sharm el Sheikh via Cairo to Paris. Around three minutes after takeoff, the Boeing 737-300 crashed into the Red Sea for reasons that are still unclear. All crew members and crew were killed. Most of the 148 people were French citizens on their way back from vacation in Egypt. The investigation was originally discontinued, but an appeals court ordered it to be reopened. Among other things, the public prosecutor's office failed to obtain detailed statements from the former managing director of Flash Airlines. The investigation was reopened in September 2019. According to information from the AFP agency, the former Flash Airlines boss, Mohamed Nour, was served with the charges by post on December 16, 2021. Among other things, he is accused of having crew members on board without the required qualifications and/or training. There are also said to have been violations of rest periods. Numerous safety deficiencies were also found during ramp checks in the European Union. However, the exact cause of the accident could never be clarified, so various theories are circulating.

The onboard bars of Gulf carrier Emirates are among the highlights of the Airbus A380 fleet. Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, however, first or business class passengers have been able to use them less and less. The carrier had to close them again. Shortly after the start of the corona pandemic, Emirates Airline closed the lounges on the upper deck of the A380 fleet on the orders of the authorities of the United Arab Emirates. It was not until October 2020 that permission was granted to reopen them. This is now over - at least for the time being. Emirates Airline is once again not allowed to operate the onboard bars, which are quite popular with passengers. The background to this is the Omicron Corona variant. The company apologized in a statement for the inconvenience caused to passengers by this measure. However, the safety and health of crew and passengers is the top priority. The so-called welcome drinks are also being canceled.