The name of the film was changed from "Cairo Mecca" to "Flight 404".
Eleven years have passed since the "project" of the Egyptian film "Flight 404" began in 2013, when the participants were limited to working on its writer, director, and hero, before Mona Zaki surprised them with the news of her pregnancy, Which led to the film being postponed.
Official submission of Egypt for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 97th Academy Awards in 2025.