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A jet takes off as a small airplane remains on the ground after sliding off the runway when preparing to take off at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008.
Friday, Sep. 12, 2008

Open quoteAnd what it's going to do more than anything, it's going to highlight how precarious the airline industry is at the moment.Close quote

  • BOB ATKINSON,
  • spokesman for the price-comparison website Travel Supermarket, on the collapse of holiday firm XL, Britain's third largest package-holiday operator
Photo: Andre Penner / ap | Source: BBC