This thread asks more questions than there are answers, such as;
Could the government let all these airlines go to the wall?
What happens to all the a/c on the ground and who buys them which would have a huge impact on airbus and boeing as new a/c are not needed.
How long do we think this down turn will last?
It is not in anybody's interest for lots of airlines to go under, rather there will be mergers and acquisitions whilst the bigger airlines and cash rich ones use this period of uncertainty to gobble up the weaker placed operators. And expect more 'spin' and 'posturing' on the news from the usual characters trying to manipulate the facts to twist the publics perception to a view that serves themselves, i.e, the Irish one! And note how absent from the media the bearded one has been. The fact that the king of self publicity has been so quiet should indicate where VS are.......... and it aint good!
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