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We are booked on this flight on 6/10/2023. One of the people in our group is a nervous flyer and is concerned about the 737-800 the flight is on because of the Max crashes in 2018 and 2019. Is there anything to be concerned about with flying on 737-800?

No, there is nothing to be worried about on the 737-800.

If it can alleviate your co-flyer, it is probably the worth mentioning that the system that caused the issues on the MAX is not found on the 737-800, and the system was made for the MAX due to the changes in aerodynamics with the MAX design. So the MCAS factors in the crash are 100% not applicable to the 737-800. The 737 next generation series, that the - 800 belongs to, has one of the lowest, if not the lowest accident ratios of current operated aircraft.

Moreover it appears the ‘fix’ applied to the MAX has fully resolved the issues that caused both incidents.

That too, I would have no qualms about getting on a MAX, but I'd probably go for the simpler argument for a nervous flyer different plane, no related issues. Once there is a swap of aircraft, I'd go to the more complex, it has actually been fixed.