It's actually more of a pragmatic decision than it is one of safety for Flyadeal. They were slated to take the 737MAX deliveries starting in 2021 and with deli

It's actually more of a pragmatic decision than it is one of safety for Flyadeal. They were slated to take the 737MAX deliveries starting in 2021 and with deliveries currently halted, there is no way that will happen (especially if the airplane isn't cleared soon). Flyadeal is trying to grow and they need planes to do it. Airbus can deliver on the 2021 date without issue and Flyadeal was likely given a slight discount to pick up some empty production slots.