For most of its 71 years, Swissair was one of the major international airlines and known as the "Flying Bank" due to the financial stability of the airline, causing it be regarded as a Swiss national symbol and icon.In 2002 the successor airline Swiss International Air Lines was born. First called Swiss Air Lines, this Company was based on the former Crossair, and was basically a merger of Crossair and former Swissair Employees, Routes, aircraft etc.The name had to be changed to Swiss International Air Lines due to some legal problems. Swiss International Airlines operating to 80 destinations with a fleet of 79 aircrafts .