Comment on the rescue of the Swiss – The billions could be invested more ecologically sensible

The state wants to save Swiss with around CHF 1.5 billion. It would make more sense to invest the money more ecologically.

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Now, 20 years after Swissair’s grounding, Swiss should be rescued by the state. The dimensions of the rescue packages are about the same as back then. Around 1,The state wants to save the airline € 5 billion. Suppliers are expected to receive another CHF 500 million. There will be no serious ecological obligations. On the contrary, because the money is not there, will be ordering more environmentally friendly and quieter aircraftn pushed out.

It would make ecological sense to avoid flying on holiday. The only question is: do we really want that?

Sure, there will be assurances that one will invest in “clean” planes after the crisis CO_2nd–Somehow compensate and him massively reduce by 2030. But aviation has been promising this for 20 years. VIt is not much more than lip service, otherwise waren until the crisis not for CHF 20ugh offered to Barcelona been. The residents of the Swiss airports will remember the Corona period with wistful memories for a long time. The politicians, on the other hand, pay lip service to CO_2nd-Reduced the reduction half a year after the elections.

Segg we honestly, ecologically sensible is not the rescue of Swiss. It would make ecological sense if it were, a much smaller national airline without subsidized transfer traffic via the Zurich hub. It would also make more ecological sense two To invest billions in connecting Switzerland to the high-speed rail network instead of flying Stoday is anything but environmentally friendly.

It would also make ecological sense not only to use Coronabedingt on the Flug on vacation to do without, but diese ito spend in Switzerland and nearby countries and to travel there by train. The only question is, do we really want that? Let us refrain from looking at the world? Wlet’s risk that at least in the short term Tthousands of jobsn lost associated with aviation? The answer was 20 years ago Nthat’s why we founded Swiss. It will hardly be any different this time.

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