El Scorpio From Sweden, joined Dec 2000, 16 posts, RR: 0 Posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 920 times:
Swissair said on Tuesday it had cancelled its flights to Brussels but that all other flights were operating as normal for now.
Asked whether Swissair was afraid its planes might be impounded if it flew to Brussels, a company spokeswoman said: "We don't comment on security measures. We decided not to fly to Brussels today."
Ceilidh From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 883 times:
Looks like today will probably be the last one for SN. SR doubtless recalls the last time SN's unions blamed it for their woes - and took a SR A321 'hostage'!
Swiss-airplane From Switzerland, joined May 2000, 591 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 880 times:
HI Patrik. It is easy to explain, Swissair has fear that Sabena staff will besiege any Swissair planes on Brusser airport due the bankruptcy of the old Swissair.
Greetings
Mike
OO-VEG From Netherlands, joined Oct 2000, 1081 posts, RR: 1 Reply 3, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 836 times:
During a strike this year a Swissair aircraft was "captured" by the SN strikers. The aircraft and employees had to wait a long to before they could depart again. Since then Swissair aircraft diverted their flights to MST (Maastricht-Aachen) several times to avoid SN employees taking over their aircraft.
Ceilidh From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 815 times:
SR had two of its aircraft impounded at LHR this morning - so the decision not to operate to BRU may well have been to avoid any legal action that would have resulted in the loss of an aircraft!
VirginFlyer From New Zealand, joined Sep 2000, 4502 posts, RR: 49 Reply 6, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 805 times:
According to their website, all flight operations have been suspended pending a bank decision. SOunds like more nails being hammered into the coffin. Quelle Domage!
From Swissair webpage:
Swissair flight operations suspended – next decision at 14:00
Zurich-Airport, October 2, 2001 -– Swissair’s flight operations were suspended at 12:30 CET. All aircraft that are currently airborne en route will continue their flights to their destination as scheduled.
Swissair is engaged in intensive negotiations with the banks to ensure the continuation of its flight operations. A final decision is due at 14:00.
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Glider From Belgium, joined Feb 2001, 297 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (11 years 8 months 3 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 774 times:
Indeed, Swissair cancelled the 7 flights to Brussels today. And indeed they are 'afraid' for the SN-employees; and only because they are starting to know what SR is really doing to SN (breaking contracts,...).
But, who does need to fly to Zürich can count on SN-services. SN flies 3 times today to Zürich instead of SR.
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