1980s Swissair menu - Chile-Argentina-Brazil-Senegal-Switzerland - airline plane

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Swissair was for many years the national airline of Switzerland. For auction is a vintage flight menu from Swissair; while undated, it is from the 1980s. The menu was for flights from Santiago, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina (on which breakfast was served); Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (a buffet was offered); Rio to Dakar, Senegal (lunch was served); and Dakar to Geneva, Switzerland (a buffet was provided). Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages were offered on all legs.
1980s Swissair menu - Chile-Argentina-Brazil-Senegal-Switzerland - airline plane
1980s Swissair menu - Chile-Argentina-Brazil-Senegal-Switzerland - airline plane
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Description
Swissair
was for many years the
national airline of Switzerland
. It was formed from a merger between
Balair
and
Ad Astra Aero
in 1931. For most of its 71 years, Swissair was
one of the major international airlines
and known as the
"Flying Bank"
due to the financial stability of the airline, causing it to be regarded as a Swiss national symbol and icon. The
airline thrived into the 1980s
, when it was
one of the
"Seven Sisters"
of Western European commercial aviation
. It was headquartered at Zurich Airport and in Kloten.
Burdened by over-expansion
due to the controversial “Hunter Strategy”
in the late 1990s
and after the economic downturn following the September 11th attacks in New York City,
Swissair’s assets dramatically lost value, grounding the already-troubled airline in October 2001
. The airline was
kept alive until 31 March 2002 by the Swiss Federal government
.
On 1 April 2002 successor airline Swiss International Air Lines
was founded on the base of former Crossair, taking over most of the routes, planes and staff of the former Swissair. Swiss International Air Lines was
taken over by the German airline Lufthansa in 2005.
For auction is a vintage flight menu from Swissair; while undated, it is from the 1980s
. The menu measures appx 10x7 inches folded, opens to appx 14x10 inches, and
contains 8 pages, including the covers
. The cover is a lightweight cardstock, and the content pages are a higher-grade paperstock. The
cover displays flowers,
"Pompon Dahlias"
The
menu was for flights from Santiago, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina
(on which breakfast was served);
Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(a buffet was offered);
Rio to Dakar, Senegal
(lunch was served); and
Dakar to Geneva, Switzerland
(a buffet was provided). Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages were offered on all legs.
This
menu is in very good condition
, with no rips, tears, spills, smears, writing or markings. The binding is secure with all pages firmly in place.
A nice item for the Swissair or menu collector.
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