The Times: which airline goes bankrupt first?

[Stratofreighter]

Yes, the British put bets on practically everything, and that includes which airline will go bankrupt first...

From Times Online December 29, 2009

Bookie tips Monarch as 'next airline to go bankrupt'

Paddy Power has opened a book on which airline will go bust next, and claims that the UK's largest charter airline, Monarch, is favourite to fold.

The Irish bookmaker claims that in the past seven days more than 100 bets have been placed on Monarch, shortening the airline's odds from 50/1 to 4/1 to be the next airline to go bankrupt.

A Paddy Power spokesman told Times Online: "Almost 8 out of every 10 bets placed over the last week have been on Monarch. It's following a similar pattern to XL Airways last year."

Read the rest, including Monarch's reaction, at
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[aviodromefriend]

Their list is not only about UK airlines, but worldwide. These kind of things happen quite regularly nowadays, just check this very forum. (BTW, never heard about 500/1 Vatican Airlines.)

[Boudewijn van Oirschot]

JAL Japan Airlines might go bankrupt in January 2010. Market value for JAL is 2 billion USA dollars only

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