Imininingwane itholwe yimithombo yaseBrussels, le ntatheli exoxisane nayo muva nje ngesikhathi ivakashele eBelgium ngesikhathi i-Brussels Airlines ijoyina i-Global Star Alliance, bonke abasabambe imizwa enamandla ngezehlakalo zika-2001 lapho i-SABENA iphushwa. ukudilika yi-Swissair.
Ukuwohloka kokuqothuka kweSwissair ngo-2001, kanye nokuqothuka okwalandela kwe-SABENA, eyayiyingxenye ye-Swissair Group ngaleso sikhathi, kubikwa ukuthi kuyiwe enkantolo ye-UN. Uhulumeni waseBelgium, owahlukanise amasheya angu-49.5% e-SABENA enkampanini yezindiza yezwe yase-Swiss ngaleso sikhathi, uqhubekile necala mayelana nengxabano eqhubekayo, lapho iSwitzerland ibhekene necala lokwephula izivumelwano zamazwe ngamazwe lapho isekela izinqumo zezinkantolo zaseSwitzerland zokungahambisani nesinqumo senkantolo yaseBelgium. kanye nokungahlali ezinkantolo eSwitzerland.
Ngemuva nje kokuwa kweSwissair, inkampani yezindiza kazwelonke yaseBelgium nayo yahudulelwa embhedeni wayo wokufa wezezimali, kwathi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa kamuva iSN Brussels Airlines yasungulwa engxenyeni yokuqala ka-2002, okwathi ngemva kokuhlanganiswa neVirgin Europe yaba yiBrussels Airlines. eminyakeni emibili edlule, ukuthukwa kanye nomonakalo owenziwe ezindizeni zaseBelgium kanye naseBrussels Airport ngaleso sikhathi awuzange ulibaleke, noma ngokusobala wathethelelwa, kucatshangelwa isenzo sakamuva manje phambi kweNkantolo Yezizwe Zonke ye-UN.
