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Busted Airlines #9: The Worst of the Rest

They're not the best of the rest. They're just very naughty Busted Airlines.

Busted Airlines #8: Jet Airways

Jet Airways went from being one of the biggest airlines in India, to not being able to buy fuel for its planes.

Busted Airlines #7: WOW Air

WOW Air had the normal playbook: ultra-low fares, paid for by massive financial losses. But after they went bust? That's when things got really weird.

Busted Airlines #6: Monarch Airlines

Monarch Airlines, aka Monarch, aka Questionable Ethics Airways, was responsible for what can only be described as 'Dunkirk 2.0'.

Busted Airlines #5: Great Lakes Airlines

What if I told you there was an airline that served at least 164 airports in the U.S., including three just in Chicago, but most people have never heard of them? Yeah. That's Great Lakes Airlines.

Busted Airlines #4: AtlasGlobal

Some might say AtlasGlobal got what was coming to it. In fact, WE would say that.

Busted Airlines #3: Air Berlin

What if we told you this airline was taken down by a vast conspiracy spanning the entire European continent? We may just do that. Read on to find out...

Busted Airlines #1: Adria Airways

If you exclude the Yugoslav Federal Air Force, Adria were their own worst enemy.