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Crossair
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Crossair was an airline based in Basel, Switzerland, founded by Moritz Suter.
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Founded as a private company under the name Business Flyers Basle by Moritz Suter, it changed to Crossair on November 18, 1978, before the beginning of scheduled services on July 2, 1979 with flights from Zürich to Nuremberg, Innsbruck and Klagenfurt. Added charter services for major shareholder Swissair in November 1995. On March 31, 2002, Swissair passed out of existence as most of its assets were taken over by Crossair which then changed names to Swiss International Air Lines.
- On January 10, 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashed just after take-off in Zürich. All 10 people aboard were killed.
- On November 24, 2001, Crossair Flight 3597 crashed near Zürich, killing 24 of 33 people aboard, including the famous La Bouche singer Melanie Thornton.
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