Switzerland now includes these destinations in its flight plan

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In the coming winter months, Swiss will fly to 68 short- and medium-haul destinations from Zurich and Geneva. The airline thus reached 92 percent of its pre-Corona capacity again. Last winter, that figure was still 80 percent.

There are four new destinations from Zurich. Among them is Bremen (D). The northern German city was added to the flight schedule in the winter of 2018/2019, but was removed from the schedule again during the pandemic. The Swiss now reconnect by flying to the Hanseatic city four times a week. The airline writes that the flights are aimed at leisure and business travelers.

Connections also intensify with other German cities such as Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Hannover. However, by far the most important destination in Germany remains Berlin with 52 weekly flights.

East and South

In addition, Switzerland flies more frequently to Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and to Bucharest, Romania. Switzerland will also focus on Barcelona (G), Amsterdam (Netherlands), Athens (Greece) and Portugal in the coming winter months.

“We are delighted to be able to offer an even more diverse itinerary in the coming winter months to many people who love to travel,” said Tamur Goudarzi Pour, Executive Vice President for Trade, Switzerland.

Fewer flights by other airlines

In addition to the new connections, there is innovation in cooperation with other airlines: Swiss is halving the so-called wet charter flights for which it leases aircraft and crew from other airlines. This means that Helvetic Airways and Air Baltic will again operate fewer flights on behalf of Swiss.

“We will reduce wet leases as we will have more of our own aircraft to fly the program. We are currently limited mainly by the global lack of engines,” a Swiss spokesperson said on request. In addition, the flight volume in winter is generally lower than in summer.

It is not yet clear how the cut will be distributed between Helvetic and Air Baltic. “We have not yet made a final decision on the exact details of the reduction,” a Swiss spokesperson said.

“Charge reduction” and “mislabeling”

Swiss has been repeatedly criticized for its wet charter flights: unions have accused Swiss of wage dumping with this system. According to media reports, flight attendants at Air Baltic earn 900 euros a month – that’s a fraction of the minimum 3,400 francs Switzerland has.

Recently, Lufthansa shareholder and billionaire Klaus-Michael Kühne (85) also slandered Switzerland for its wet lease agreements, accusing it of “mislabeling”. (SDA/sfa)

Source :Blick