Contributing nothing to the thread by saying this but I still find it astonishing that an airline with such a solid O&D business market and strong image could end up like this. Same with Ansett, they made a profit year in year out for decades and until 1998 as half of a cosy duopoly with TN/QF, the softest airline market in the world by far. Now they don't even exist. Sabena haven't made a profit since 1959 so I never had high hopes for them; and there are plenty of cumbersome flag carriers wobbling badly who've never been well-loved or cared for by their owner-gov'ts (Olympic, Iberia, Alitalia). A few biggish names were bound to disappear. But how did SWISSAIR and ANSETT, of all airlines, end up writing themselves off, and so quickly. Incredible.