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And what really made Pan Am to go under?
Bit of a combo really - Lockerbie and fines for security issues - A way too generous frequent flyer program that meant many seats were free - old aircraft - Gulf War 1 - and of course that meant fuel costs.They were close to making a deal regarding continued operations with TWA on the 3rd December 1991. As such the airline opened for business as usual on 4th of December, however, was shut down within an hour and the airline was gone.