In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a series of financial and operational difficulties hit the airline hard, which included the in-flight murder of a human rights activist, causing it to drastically cut back services.
A finais dos 90 e principios dos 2000, unha serie de dificultades económicas e operacionais golpearon duro á aeroliña, incluíndo a morte nun voo dun activista polos dereitos humanos a mans de persoal da compañía, facendo que se reducisen drasticamente os seus servizos.