Passengers charged £300 a seat to be evacuated out of Cairo

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but surely the airline must have some moral responsibilities or is it another case of money before safety??

Does a Taxi Driver have the same responsibility when asked to drop a fare off in an area known to be high-crime/unsafe? Or a bus company?

It is surely the responsibility of the customer to decide where and when they wish to travel - the airline has responsibility for safe carriage while in their care, but not a responsibility to determine where is safe and where is not, with the exception of the welfare of their staff and equipment. On that basis, there are theoretical arguments for not flying to Tehran, Beirut, Tel Aviv, Cali, Rio de Janeiro and that's just my list - other people will have other places that they would feel uncomfortable going to.

The "money before safety" quote is somewhat bizarre. All safety is a financial compromise, not just in aviation, but in almost all industries - so is life. We expect a higher standard of debate than this which is frankly, infantile mud-slinging.