Switzerland has now formally joined the ban on the Turkish holiday airline Southwind Airlines, which was previously initiated by Finland, the EU and the United Kingdom. For geographical reasons, however, this is only symbolic, as the Swiss Confederation is - apart from Liechtenstein - completely surrounded by EU territory. Since the airspace of the European Union is closed to Southwind Airlines, the aircraft of the Turkish carrier, which is accused of having connections to the Russian Nordwind Airlines, would not have been able to reach Switzerland anyway. According to a statement by the Federal Office of Civil Aviation, the previously granted approval for the 2024 summer flight schedule submitted by Southwind Airlines has been officially cancelled. This means that the Antalya flights planned from Zurich-Kloten have definitely been canceled. The effects are likely to be very limited, however, as only two weekly rotations, which had been planned from May 2, 2024, were to be carried out anyway.