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Mario Corti, left, Chairman of the Board and CEO Swissair Group looks shocked, Andre Dose, chief of Swiss Air Lines aviation subsidiary, turns away during a press conference in Zurich-Kloten, where a plan was released to save parts of Swiss airline Swissair. Under the plan, which Swissair Group accepted on Monday, October 1, 2001, the company will sell its holding in Crossair to SwitzerlandÕs two biggest banks, UBS and Credit Suisse for about 260 million Swiss Francs. In addition, Swissair will transfer many of its keyEuropean and long-haul routes to Crossair, which in effect will become the countryÕs flag carrier. (KEYSTONE/Walter Bieri) ===ELECTRONIC IMAGE ===