SWISS cancels flights to Greece amid nationwide strike
All flights have been grounded in Greece after air controllers walked off the job demanding better safety measures.
Keystone / Yannis Kolesidis
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has cancelled seven flights on Thursday between Switzerland and Greece due to a nationwide strike calling for better safety measures after the country’s deadliest train crash on record.
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SWISS cancella i voli per la Grecia in seguito a uno sciopero nazionale
This includes flights from the Greek capital Athens to Zurich, two flights in the other direction as well as a flight from Zurich to Thessaloniki, according to Swiss media agency Keystone-SDA.
The Lufthansa subsidiary has contacted affected passengers, who have been offered alternative flights. SWISS also increased its offer on Friday, adding a flight from Athens to Zurich and a round trip between the two cities with a larger aircraft.
SWISS is among many airlines that were forced to cancel flights after air traffic controllers and civil aviation workers walked off the job as part of a 24-hour nationwide strike organised by public and private sector unions in Greece.
The strike is part of a series of protests demanding stronger safety measures after a passenger train collided head-on with a freight train killing 57 people and injuring dozens near Larissa, in central Greece.
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