From the beginning of July 2021, the Helvetic airline will also be using the Embraer 190-E2 aircraft on its own account. The first flight is planned for July 10, 2021, reports CH-Aviation.com.
From Zurich, Helvetic Airways will charter this model to Heraklion and Kos on July 10, 2021. From July 11, 2021, the carrier will fly to Palma de Mallorca on its own with the Embraer 190-E2. One round per week is planned on each of the three routes mentioned. With the Embraer 190-E2, the carrier will also fly from Bern-Belp to Heraklion and Palma. The respective replacement missions are planned for July 10, 2021 and July 11, 2021.
According to reports from the Aerotelegraph.com portal, Swiss is to reduce the wet lease collaboration to four machines and thus cut it in half. Talks are being held with Eurowings about the possibility of four Helvetic jets flying for the Lufthansa subsidiary. The latter has not yet been finally decided.