Swissair Wins Back Passengers, on Target to Meet Revenue Plan

Zurich, Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Swissair Group, which filed for bankruptcy protection in October, has won back more customers than expected, according to Crossair AG, the regional carrier that's taking over two-thirds of the national airline's planes.
More than 62 percent of seats were occupied on long-haul flights last week, compared with 38 percent expected in a business plan for the company, said Crossair Chief Executive Officer Andre Dose at a briefing in Basel. European flights were 46 percent full, 6 percentage points more than expected....

....Dose also said Crossair has held talk with the three major global airline alliances and independent carriers about a partnership. He said there's been ``several rounds of talks'' with Continental Airlines Inc. of the U.S.

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