Ah Hooking, so much time on your hands.
Your paragraph about the SR collapse is fully accepted. No argument there whatever. Richtig, Stimpt, Genau!
As for the economic realities of a country the size of a cowpat....well, all I can do is suggest you have a closer look at the Crossair business plan.
It is conservative in the extreme and makes perfect BUSINESS sense. It has risks associated with it, certainly, every new business venture does, but these are acknowledged and are being addressed well.
Whether we lack a domestic market of sufficient size, in the world accoring to you, is debatable. What is not, however, is that Zurich, Geneva and Basel constituate a catchment area of vastly broader dimension, and is entirely consistent with Crossair's efforts.
No matter how you toss the chop suey, Hooking Fell, Crossair IS IN NO WAY responsible for debts accumulated in the name of what used to be called Swissair.
[ 15 December 2001: Message edited by: Hold at Saffa ]