Switzerland in turmoil: passengers are rebooked with Lufthansa



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With the change to winter flight hours, Swiss passengers will increasingly rebook on Lufthansa connections. Instead of flying directly, they have to change trains. According to Swiss, around a dozen destinations are affected.

Image of the theme: Zurich Airport.  View from the Schutz & Rettung premises on the runway at Zurich Airport.  January 20, 2017 (Tages-Anzeiger / Urs Jaudas)

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View from the Protection & Rescue facility on the Zurich airport runway.
20.01.2017
(Tages-Anzeiger / Urs Jaudas)

TAMEDIA AG

The airline is in the most serious crisis in its history. Yesterday, the CEO who resigned, Thomas Klühr, announced the cut of 1,000 jobs in an interview (see box). The reason is clear: since the outbreak of the Crown crisis, the Swiss have only booked a few holiday flights and the Swiss fly much less professionally. Winter flight schedule the Therefore, the Swiss published on Tuesday is already greatly reduced. 85 percent of destinations fly again. But much less often: compared to last year’s offers the Switzerland only 30 to 40 percent of connections.

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