Over the next few weeks and months, it will continue to expand its route network step by step. The aim of the Lufthansa subsidiary: In line with the relaxation of the entry regulations of the respective countries, 85 percent of all destinations served before the Corona crisis will be flown to again in autumn with one third of the capacities.
First of all, the focus is on European traffic from Zurich and Geneva. All major European cities such as Amsterdam, Brussels, London, Madrid, Milan, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Warsaw and Vienna are already served. Swiss writes this in a message.
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Increasingly also tourist destinations
There are also tourist destinations such as Bilbao, Brindisi, Cork, Malta, Porto, Palermo, Palma de Mallorca, Sylt, Valencia, Venice and many more. In intercontinental traffic, too, other destinations will be added to the route network.
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At the beginning of May, Swiss announced that it would start up operations for the first time. “We plan to resume around 15 to 20 percent of the original offer in June and are very happy to be able to connect Switzerland to the world again,” said Thomas Klühr (58), CEO of Swiss.
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Only 37 aircraft in the air
By the end of June, 37 aircraft will again be in service at Swiss. The majority of the fleet of 91 aircraft was parked during the crisis. On the short-haul route, the aircraft type A220 and A320neo are mainly used during the restart phase.
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The airline uses its Airbus A330 and A340 on long-haul routes. The largest aircraft in the fleet, the Boeing 777, are currently used for cargo flights.
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