Swiss Politics Swissair grounding Previous Next Zurich airport: Swissair's fleet of aircraft stays on the ground. (pictures: Keystone) Keystone Just two of the thousands of stranded passengers in Zurich. Keystone Information was given out over loudspeakers. Radio reporters try to catch a few words. Keystone Swissair flights on October 3 - most of them cancelled. Keystone Swissair pilots demonstrate in the departure zone of Zurich's A terminal. Keystone Mario Corti, Swissair CEO, and Swiss Finance Minister Kaspar Villiger at a press conference in Bern on October 3, 2001. Keystone Workers remove a Swissair sign on March 27, 2002. Keystone The Swiss cross on the tail of an Airbus A-320 is covered up. Swissair was wound up on March 31, 2002. Keystone Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Picture 5 Picture 6 Picture 7 Picture 8 October 2, 2001: Switzerland's national carrier is grounded. This content was published on March 1, 2007 - 10:39 You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here. Please join us! If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.
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