Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has become the latest European airline to feel the pressure of new strains of the COVID-19 virus. The Swiss Federal Council has introduced new travel restrictions and, as a result, SWISS has temporarily slashed its scheduled operations for the entire of February. Its Geneva base faces the biggest cuts. The airline is offering refunds and the ability to rebook flights for free.
SWISS’s new February schedule from its Geneva base has been cut to “an absolute minimum,” according to a statement on the airline’s website. However, the airline will still operate its 13 weekly flights connecting Geneva to its main Zurich hub. Geneva will also continue to operate seven flights each week to parent company Lufthansa’s Frankfurt base.
The airline is also cutting other services. This month, it will only operate 10% of the flights it offered in 2019. This is a big step down from the 85% it had planned to offer this winter…
