Process starts: Flash Airlines case re-rolled up after 20 years!

Process starts: Flash Airlines case re-rolled up after 20 years!

Sharm el-Sheikh, Ägypten - On January 3, 2004, a tragic flight for 135 French passengers and 13 crew members took a fatal end when a Boeing 737 of the airline Flash Airlines crashed just three minutes after the start in front of Sharm El-Heikh. The legal processing of this accident still extends. More than 500 members of the victims have registered as co -plaintiffs and demand justice.

according to Kleine Zeitung is currently being examined for homicide. According to the public prosecutor, he has insufficiently trained people and who was formerly working as military pilots for line flights. This decision apparently had fatal consequences, since the investigations identify numerous failures and inaccurate calculations by the two pilots as direct causes of the crash.

lengthy legal processing

The first investigations in France were discontinued in 2017 because the judiciary attributed the crash to pilot errors. However, an appellate court resumed the investigation in 2019 after a victim association had already submitted a report in 2007, which also criticized the French aviation supervision. The French state was also convicted of paying the victim association 10,000 euros in damages for proceedings.

An expert opinion from 2009 found that the pilot suffered from exhausting working conditions in the two weeks before the accident, with short rest periods, which resulted in fatigue. The exhaustion of the crew could thus be a further factor for the tragic accident.

The role of the BFU

In the context of flight accidents, there are also institutions that deal with the processing and documentation of such tragedies. The Federal Office for Flight Accident Investigation (BFU) regularly publishes reports on accidents and serious disorders in aviation. These reports are of great importance for avoiding future incidents and help to learn from past mistakes.

The ongoing trial against the ex-boss of Flash Airlines illustrates that more than two decades after the crash of Boeing 737 circumstances and decisions that lead to such tragic accidents are still legally pursued. The victims' families hope that the legal steps will eventually lead to clarification and justice.