FRED CHAFFART, CHAIRMAN OF BELGIUM'S SABENA AIRLINE, LOOKS ON DURING A
NEWS CONFERENCE AFTER A BOARD MEETING IN BRUSSELS.


Fred Chaffart, chairman of Belgium's ailing Sabena airline, looks on
before addressing a news conference after a board meeting in Brussels,
November 6, 2001. Sabena said it planned to file for liquidation and
expected a Belgian court to declare it bankrupt on Wednesday. Chaffart
also told a news conference Sabena was still in talks with discount
airline Virgin Express financial institutions and other investors on
restarting a smaller airline focused mainly on Europe. Sabena has
suspended all intercontinental and European flights until Wednesday at
the earliest, he said. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir