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  • April 21, 2003 at 1:48 pm in reply to: LH to acquire Swiss ? #755161
    theplane
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    I didn’t take it as offensive…i agree with you in that i would’ve thought they would get a referendum or something like that….but it seems that now the focus is going into why the gov’t is pissing away money in a private company…. so maybe they’ll get a referndum out on a new state-owned airline?
    and i do agree that the german laws are a bit harsh….but oh well….i live right in front of GVA, and if the harsh german laws make it easier for me to get to see the swiss fleet close up, then theyre a welcome set of laws:)

    April 21, 2003 at 12:34 am in reply to: LH to acquire Swiss ? #755260
    theplane
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    Thanx for the welcome…i had kind of popped in before, but never really got down to registering…
    but no, they wont even get a referendum for that…it’s the usual “pay up from your taxes” approach

    April 21, 2003 at 12:23 am in reply to: A "Can you guess what type this is" Puzzle! #755278
    theplane
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    Kinda looks like an IL-12 or 18…..prolly Polish….if i could just remember what it is……

    April 21, 2003 at 12:17 am in reply to: LH to acquire Swiss ? #755288
    theplane
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    SWISS has already said that his was a rumour…I’m not sure if it is well known, but Swissair’s problems started in about 1995 with the development of Zuich as their main intercontinental hub (before it was shared between Geneva and Zurich), since they wasted a lot of money on setting up an intercontinental base in Geneva which they then proceeded to throw away. Higher landing fees and much higher environmental restrictions on the part of the German authorities and the Zurich canton have resulted in Swissair (and then SWISS) having a lot more problems. Now it seems that the Swiss government will once again throw a few hundred million francs at SWISS to keep them alive…
    the only tough decision SWISS faces at the moment is whether to send its long-haul fleet to Geneva or Basel after the German authorities have refused to allow SWISS planes to use their airspace (at certain times) from July 10th…

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