The Administrators regret to advise that the sale of the Ansett mainline business to the Fox/Lew Syndicate – also known as the TESNA consortium - is off. All flights operated by Ansett will be suspended as from midnight Monday 4 March 2002. Prime minister, honoured and distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen – welcome to national identity 2002. As other speakers will establish, it takes much to move and shake a nation – but even more for one to be respected …showed first 75 words of 536 total…

…showed last 75 words of 536 total…Ansett will leave much to be desired – its sense of identity has established itself as more of a ‘home-made’ airline, with more Aussie values than possibly any other airline. Unfortunately ansett does not leave the aviation industry with all thumbs-up, many creditors, some staff and even a few former passengers criticising the way in which ansett was run – however, as you would have seen Ansett’s departure has brought about a sombre yet cheerful atmosphere.