Flash Airlines Flight 604
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Flash Airlines Flight 604, a Boeing 737-300, was a flight from Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, to Paris, France, via Cairo. On January 3, 2004 the plane crashed into the Red Sea just moments after take-off at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport. All 135 passengers and 13 crew members on-board the plane died. The cause the crash remains disputed and suggested to be spatial disorientation from the Captain.
The crash remains Egypt's deadliest air-disaster, until the bombing of Kogalymavia Flight 9268, with 224 deaths. The crash is also the worst crash of a Boeing 737-300.
| Passenger and crew countries of origin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Passengers | Crew | Total |
 Canada |
0 | 1 | 1 |
 Egypt |
0 | 12 | 12 |
 Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 |
 France |
132 | 0 | 132 |
 United States |
1 | 0 | 1 |
 Morocco |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 135 | 13 | 148 |