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		Fourth-largest Spanish airline collapses. You'll have to forgive them; they're from Barcelona (bbc.co.uk)		38
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colinspooky

2012-01-31 05:57:09 AM

They sound Fawlty

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat

2012-01-31 09:57:56 AM

Sounds like someone mentioned the war.

give me doughnuts

2012-01-31 09:59:50 AM

The Spaniard in the works?

strangeguitar

2012-01-31 10:09:33 AM

Blame it on the Barcelona??

I love that song!

SilentStrider

2012-01-31 10:13:13 AM

DON'T MENTION THE WAR!

Humean_Nature

2012-01-31 10:24:47 AM

Que?

Eddie Adams from Torrance

2012-01-31 11:50:00 AM

On Monday, Ryanair said it was examining opportunities in Spain following the collapse of Spanair. "We certainly see it as an opportunity to expand our base," it said.

Nobody expects the Spanish Acquisition.

bigpete53

2012-01-31 11:51:31 AM

Eddie Adams from Torrance: On Monday, Ryanair said it was examining opportunities in Spain following the collapse of Spanair. "We certainly see it as an opportunity to expand our base," it said.

Nobody expects the Spanish Acquisition.

*golf clap*

Im In Love With Americans

2012-01-31 11:55:00 AM

Eddie Adams from Torrance: Nobody expects the Spanish Acquisition.

Like a Sir.

brianbankerus

2012-01-31 11:56:02 AM

I thought it was pronounced Barf-thelona... waiting for a local to tell me I'm wrong.

PC LOAD LETTER

2012-01-31 11:56:56 AM

FLOWERY TWATS

Humean_Nature

2012-01-31 11:57:38 AM

UNC_Samurai

2012-01-31 12:05:11 PM

"Barcelona"

Not the city, the planet.

the_chief

2012-01-31 12:10:34 PM

The airline faces a government fine for collapsing. Lol.

cactusman

2012-01-31 12:13:43 PM

Amazing that they can throw an armada together

etherknot

2012-01-31 12:21:02 PM

Where they're going?

itsfullofstars

2012-01-31 12:23:50 PM

quick, name 1 other airline based in Spain other than Iberia.

Jimmy Scheisskopf

2012-01-31 12:25:27 PM

What a collapsing Barcelonan might look like.

i.dailymail.co.uk

Sofajockey

2012-01-31 12:31:29 PM

What is Witnit?

cwheelie

2012-01-31 12:41:25 PM

Journalist: "Do you have any advice for aspiring musicians?"
Robert Fripp: "Yes. Never fly Air Iberia."

true story

The Third Man

2012-01-31 01:04:56 PM

All inquiries should be directed to C. K. Watt.

cetacei

2012-01-31 01:31:10 PM

Barcelona! Slowly I turned...

i579.photobucket.com

Nadie_AZ

2012-01-31 01:31:55 PM

sore_bluto

2012-01-31 01:51:04 PM

Clearly the kippers are off.

Yoleus

2012-01-31 01:58:09 PM

SSSSSPPPPOOOONNNNNSSSS

Perducci

2012-01-31 02:15:22 PM

brianbankerus: I thought it was pronounced Barf-thelona... waiting for a local to tell me I'm wrong.

I've travelled a fair amount in Spain and I'm still not sure where the lisp is "correct" or not. It's common through the south, but seems to crop up in various other areas as well.

Grathiath.

four95

2012-01-31 02:22:42 PM

There were 4 Spanish airlines?

And in other news... Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead.

MugzyBrown

2012-01-31 03:32:22 PM

brianbankerus: I thought it was pronounced Barf-thelona... waiting for a local to tell me I'm wrong.

It'd be Barth ay lo nah

No "f" sound.

Pepperjack

2012-01-31 03:40:09 PM

Goodfella

2012-01-31 03:50:31 PM

I know nothing...

Wittenberg Dropout

2012-01-31 03:54:43 PM

Subby speaks good English, I wonder if he learned it from a book?

/he can read too?

gblive

2012-01-31 04:07:17 PM

The planes in Spain fall mainly on the bankruptcy train.

brantgoose

2012-01-31 04:24:55 PM

Their airport Terminal is designed by Gaudi and built of sand. It collapses every time it rains or the tide comes in.

What Barcelona Airport looks like:

Aeroport del Prat, with a brown smear of sand at the bottom that used to be the Airport Terminal

upload.wikimedia.org

Photo of A. Prat

I could go on for hours. John Hodgman is my co-pilot.

Bomb Head Mohammed

2012-01-31 04:32:39 PM

"The Spanish government is taking legal action and said Spanair could be fined 9m euros (£7.6m; $11.9m) over the collapse."

Beat that dead horse!

Daedalus27

2012-01-31 06:21:39 PM

In case anyone is wondering what probably pushed them over the edge into bankruptcy (other than being one of four national airlines serving a smaller country like Spain) here is the video of the Spanair crash. (new window)

ParaHandy

2012-01-31 07:12:32 PM

Bravo subby, nice one.

How about a bankrupt Mexican budget airline (new window)? Took the aged parents who were out here on holiday for a few days in Miexico city and flew Aviacsa for the grins, they were just starting to go international to Texas. Friendly people, elderly aircraft but well maintained, and decent food.

intelligent comment below

2012-01-31 07:33:08 PM

Daedalus27: In case anyone is wondering what probably pushed them over the edge into bankruptcy (other than being one of four national airlines serving a smaller country like Spain) here is the video of the Spanair crash. (new window)

Not really. Crashes happen, but what doomed Spanair was the horrible economy of Spain, banking troubles, high unemployment, budget issues, low cost competition

on the road

2012-02-01 11:00:31 AM

That is too bad. I took SpanAir in the 90s when they offered $300 flights from DC. Nice airline, fun city, great country.

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