Switzerland

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).

Study makes railways no longer appear “green”

Nicht zuletzt durch unbelegte Behauptungen von Greta Thunberg wurde der Verkehrsträger Schiene zum besonders umweltfreundlichen Verkehrsmittel hochgelobt. Allerdings kommt nun eine von der Universität St. Gallen im Auftrag der Friedrich Naumann Stiftung zum Ergebnis, dass die Bahn weit weniger umweltfreundlich ist als von Politik bzw. Thunbergs Anhängern behauptet. Misst man

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Altenrhein: Peoples further increases the Vienna route

The Austrian regional airline Peoples is increasing its service on its only scheduled route, effective November 19, 2021. The carrier will commute more frequently between Altenrhein and Vienna on weekends. The small in-house carrier of the St. Gallen-Altenrhein airport, which is important for Vorarlberg, announced that it will be offering additional flights to

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Swiss with slightly positive results in the third quarter

As a result of the seasonally stronger summer months and significant cost savings, the AUA sister company was able to close the third quarter with a slightly positive earnings contribution of 6,4 million euros. Operating income rose by 91,0 percent year-on-year in this quarter to the equivalent of 670 million euros. This reduced the operating loss in the first nine months to

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Employees unwilling to vaccinate want to sue Swiss

The mandatory vaccination announced by Swiss management a few weeks ago could have legal repercussions, as some employees have told CH-Media that they want to exhaust all legal options. The background to this is that from December 2021, Swiss only wants to employ people who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in the cabin and cockpit.

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EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg: 70 destinations for the winter

The winter flight schedule of EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg offers a total of 70 destinations in 29 countries. Also new on the winter flight schedule are the Croatian capital Zagreb with Ryanair and Tirana in Albania as well as Banja Luka and Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which are served by Wizzair. The classic travel destinations such as Spain,

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Eurowings Europe adopts Pristina-Zurich

The airline Eurowings Europe intends to start a non-stop connection between Pristina and Zurich from November 7, 2021. This will put it in direct competition with Chair Airlines, among others. Eurowings Europe maintains a base in the capital of Kosovo and operates several routes from there, including to Germany.

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Winter: 80 percent of the airlines are back in Zurich

With the upcoming winter flight schedule, the same number of destinations will be served from Zurich as before the pandemic. These include three new destinations. The winter flight schedule will run from October 31, 2021 to March 26, 2022. A total of 145 destinations with 43 airlines are planned for the upcoming winter flight schedule from Zurich.

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ZRH: EASA emergency exercise carried out

Yesterday, the emergency exercise “MC FLY 21” took place at Zurich Airport under the supervision of the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA). The EU and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) stipulate that the entire emergency organization is exercised every two years at international airports with regular scheduled flights. In the scenario of this year’s emergency exercise, the

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Bern-Belp builds a new hangar

A new hangar is being built on the grounds of Bern-Belp Airport. The client is the Lions Air Group, which is present here with its subsidiary Alpine Air Ambulance, which specializes in organ transport and ambulance flights. The new building will be located between Hangar 6, which dates back to 1937 and is partially demolished.

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Singapore opens Vaccinated Travel Lane with Switzerland

From November 8, 2021, vaccinated people can travel between Switzerland and Singapore as part of the “Vaccinated Travel Lane”. From this date, Singapore Airlines’ flight offer will be offered under the VTL program. This affects flight SQ345, which is operated daily with Airbus A350-900. From November 1, 2021, interested parties can

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