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End of a landmark return campaign: On Wednesday night, the last plane chartered by the Department of Foreign Affairs with Swiss passengers stranded abroad arrived in Zurich. It has brought travelers from Ghana, the Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.
This puts an end to Switzerland’s “biggest return campaign,” according to EDA. The Swiss airline Helvetic Airways plane landed in Zurich shortly before 8.40 p.m., as announced by the airline and the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA) on Wednesday night. The plane took off to Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso on Tuesday morning. After taking off there, he made a first stop in the Ghanaian capital Accra. A stopover occurred on Wednesday in Abidjan, in the Ivory Coast.
Voluntary crew
There were 46 Swiss passengers on board, 24 of whom resided in Switzerland. 46 passengers came from other countries. According to the airline, the eight crew members, three pilots, four cabin crew members and a mechanic, volunteered for this mission.
With the arrival of this aircraft, the active return action of the shipping department ends. The FDFA launched the campaign to bring Swiss travelers back to Switzerland who were stranded abroad due to the crown pandemic.
The first flight arrived on March 12 at 5:00 a.m. of Ukraine in Bern. He brought four Swiss and three other citizens to Switzerland. EDA organized a total of 35 flights from Latin America, Africa, Asia, Oceania and within Europe as part of its return campaign.
What happens to the Swiss abroad?
Around 4,200 Swiss travelers have returned from various countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Europe. Around 2,500 foreign passengers were also brought back to Europe on the EDA-leased plane. According to the FDFA, many of them also live in Switzerland. On the contrary, many Swiss have returned with special flights operated by other countries.
No further return flights are planned. The FDFA offers consular support and protection to travelers who are still abroad and cannot return and whose situation is difficult, as well as to Swiss abroad, as far as possible, as the Department of Foreign Affairs writes in your website. (SDA)
