cavorting... I missed commenting on this one: "...away from an insignificant little socialist island..."!!!
Methinks that you'll find that that "little ... island" powerhouse (with it's not insignificant aviation industry) is significantly missing from the above list (privided by 'FuelFlow') of socialist state-interference in the airline industry!! It doesn't take a degree in politics to see where the real socialism is!!!
Airlines should be cut free from state involvement and allowed to fly off into their futures on their own! And those that can't cope on their own should be left to the same fate as the dodo.
(However, please don't take this too personally as I've enjoyed many of your posts!!!)