Switzerland Swissair Trial - Feb 2007
Former Sair Group Ceo Philippe Bruggisser (l) and His Lawyer Lorenz Erni (r) Arrive at the District Court in Buelach in the Vicinity of Zurich Switzerland Thursday 15 February 2007 Former Executives of Swissair and Leading Lights in Switzerland's Financial Establishment Go on Trial For Their Role in the Spectacular Collapse of the Once Renowned Airline on October 2 2001 when the Carrier was Unable to Pay Its Fuel Bills Hundreds of Passengers and Aircrew Were Stranded Around the World Until Emergency Bridging Loans and Government Guarantees Helped the Private Company Resume Flights the Zurich Cantonal Prosecutor's 100-page Charge Sheet Includes Accusations of False Accounting and Unlawful Management Against Some of the Defendants Focusing Mainly on Attempts to Restructure the Parent Company in 2001 Switzerland Schweiz Suisse Zurich
