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This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from the Switzerland.

This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from the Switzerland. Whether you choose Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Bern, Lugano, Altenrhein or  Sion If you are interested in Switzerland, you have come to the right place.

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Schilthorn summit (Photo: Pixabay).

Lübeck Air landed in Bern for the first time

It has become a rare occurrence that Bern Airport is allowed to "move out" to welcome a new provider on the apron. On Thursday, the time had come: Air Alsie carried out the first Lübeck-Bern-Lübeck rotation on behalf of Lübeck Air. This route will probably be flown twice until October 24, 2021.

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From July: Helvetic uses the E190-E2 from Bern and Zurich

From the beginning of July 2021, the airline Helvetic will also operate the Embraer 190-E2 aircraft on its own account. The first flight is planned for July 10, 2021, reports CH-Aviation.com. From Zurich, Helvetic Airways will fly this model on July 10, 2021 to Heraklion and Kos on charter flights to the

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Belpmoos chartered King Air for Elba flights

The tour operator Belpmoos Reisen will once again offer the destination Marina di Campo (Elba) from Bern-Belp. This year, the charter flights will be operated by Swiss Flight Services with Beechcraft King Air 350i. The propeller planes used have eight seats and are usually used for VIP flights. The destination Elba has

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Bern: Lübeck Air announces Lübeck and Stuttgart

From July 2021, the Swiss airport Bern-Belp will have two scheduled destinations offered by Lübeck Air. These are Stuttgart and Lübeck. The flights will be operated by Air Alsie with ATR72. With the bankruptcy of SkyWork, regular scheduled flights disappeared from Belpmoos. Only holiday and charter flights remain. Last year

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Holiday flights: Helvetic relies on Greece and Spain

The regional airline Helvetic Airways is offering flights to Kos, Heraklion and Palma de Mallorca in the high season of summer 2021 in cooperation with the tour operators Hotelplan Suisse and Universal. These will depart from Zurich and Bern from July to October 2021. This year, the carrier is focusing its tourist holiday program exclusively on Mediterranean destinations

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SkyWork bankruptcy: bankruptcy office relieves former airline boss

Following the SkyWork bankruptcy, the former company boss Martin Inäbnit has now been exonerated by the bankruptcy office in Bern-Mittelland. A detailed investigation has shown that there were no indications of improper conduct. In the summer of 2018, the carrier unexpectedly filed for bankruptcy. For almost two years, the insolvency administration examined the conduct of the former

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Bern: Flybair ticks off the year 2021

Bern-Belp Airport's own brand, FlyBair, will not offer any holiday flights in the 2021 summer flight schedule. The restart will be postponed until 2022. Last year, only 32 of 150 rotations could be carried out. "Due to the uncertain market environment and the lack of planning security as a result of the pandemic, the Board of Directors and management have jointly decided to initiate a "freezing process"

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Canceled flights: Helvetic is suing FlyBair for CHF 261.000

There is apparently a bad atmosphere between the regional airline Helvetic Airways and the Bern-Belp Airport's own brand, FlyBair. The airline is demanding payment for the charter flights to Palma de Mallorca that were cancelled in summer 2021. The annual report of FlyBair AG shows that a legal dispute is pending. The subsidiary of the

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FlyBair receives marketing aid from Spain

The virtual airline FlyBair and the Spanish tourism marketer Turespaña will be working together in the future. A corresponding cooperation agreement was signed in December 2020 and has now been published in the Spanish Official Gazette. A budget of 43.000 Swiss francs is available for the promotion of Spanish travel destinations. According to the official announcement, the destinations are Mallorca,

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SkyWork's bankruptcy propelled lenders into personal bankruptcy

The bankruptcy of the Swiss regional airline SkyWork Airlines has also led to the Austrian tour operator Rhomberg Reisen being forced to pay around 100.000 Swiss francs. The prospects of getting the money back are slim; the tour operator could at best get a seven percent share from the bankruptcy estate. A private lender was hit even harder: He borrowed

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