The airline expects to see 20% more passengers this year while at the same time facing a series of challenges. SWISS hired 800 new cabin personnel last year.
Issues include bottlenecks in European air traffic control, adverse weather conditions, personnel and infrastructure issues and industrial action, SWISS Head of Operations Oliver Buchhofer told the Keystone-SDA news agency on Thursday.
SWISS has set itself the goal of at least 80% of flights taking off with a delay of no than 15 minutes. So far this year, this has been achieved for 65% of flights.
In May and June, strike action in Germany, Italy and at Geneva airport contributed to 21% of all flights taking off more than 30 minutes late.
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Switzerland’s finance minister concerned about economic slump recorded by important trading partners, the EU and Germany.
Report finds serious security flaws in Swiss hospital information systems
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The IT systems of several Swiss hospitals suffer from serious security flaws, according to the National Testing Institute for Cybersecurity (NTC).
Cost of leisure activities rises dramatically in Switzerland
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The Swiss paid more for leisure activities in December. Prices for vacation apartments, package tours and cable cars rose significantly.
New Swiss epidemic surveillance centre inaugurated
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The Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics was inaugurated in Bern on Thursday. It aims to improve epidemics monitoring in Switzerland using genomic data.
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Switzerland, as a member of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), signed a free trade agreement with Thailand during WEF.
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The federal audit office has criticised the Swiss government for poor planning of the procurement of six drones from an Israeli supplier.
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SWISS to resume recruitment of new pilots
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Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to resume the recruitment and training of new pilots from 2023 after a two-year Covid-related freeze.
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SWISS braced for strike action disruption to flights
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Swiss International Air Lines has warned passengers to expect some delays and even cancellations in the face of strike action in other countries.
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