Originally Posted by
UKtravelbear
The French Government won't bail AF out simply because it does not own AF.
Respectfully, I think this is complete nonsense. What does ownership have to do with anything? The US govt bailed out the auto industry and I promise you that, at that time, the US govt had no ownership in GM or Ford. The US govt also bailed out the banks, and the exact same argument applies there too.
Every AF plane flies the colors of the French flag on its tail. It is beyond ridiculous to think that the govt of France will allow AF to fail, and have British Airways or Swiss or Virgin become the main operator at CDG. It will never happen.