Considering that they the debt paid for 57 B747-400s (brand new) and 45 B777-236s (also brand new) and more Minibuses than I can care to count then you see why it needs paid off sooner rather than later.
Not much point in people getting decidedly moist at the thought of the 744ADV or A380 if the company is still paying off the credit card bill.....
*"Concorde get your shiny used Concorde, three for a pound"*
or not.
Good luck to them. Whichever way you look at it, and most people look at it from in the sand where their head is, the entire pensions systems is "foxtrot ******* charlie kilo" ed.
Can I say that? Oh well.
Skip