Originally Posted by
pax britanica
It is not just in Socialist countries that the state or system pays huge part in propping up airlines
The ME three could come form any less Socialist country for a start and the get out of jail free at everyone elses expense card called Chapter 11 in the USA affords companies and often airlines a better deal than vast amiounts of subsidies by being able to walk away from all the bad decisions made and debts built up.
If the ME carriers are backed and subsidized by the government, than that is not a capitalist business model.
Last edited by tsgas; 11th Jun 2018 at 18:38.