>>1986562I am a boomer, but the best airline was British United. Laker Airways was the best budget carrier.
>>1987108>America? Deregulation.>Swissair? Poor financial decisions.>Olympic? The Greek economy.>Alitalia? Poor financial decisions, again.Not all the emblematic airlines are gone, there is still QANTAS, Air Canada, Aeroflot, Aer Lingus and Iberia (though I preferred Spantax). South African Airways is still going, albeit on life support.
There are some airlines I wish were out of business, though (a certain airline group owned by Richard Branson comes to mind).
