This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from the Switzerland.
This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from the Switzerland. Whether you choose Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Bern, Lugano, Altenrhein or Sion If you are interested in Switzerland, you have come to the right place.
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The Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has submitted a draft ordinance on civil state aviation for consultation. The aim is to regulate current practices in customs and police services, as well as search, rescue, and emergency response flights, in a separate ordinance for manned and unmanned state flights. This applies, for example, to helicopter rescue missions after
Bern-Belp Airport closed the 2024 financial year with a balanced result. The airport company reported a profit of approximately 57.000 Swiss francs, equivalent to approximately 61.000 euros. This result was lower than in the previous year, due to reduced one-off effects compared to 2023. The airport's passenger numbers fluctuated
Bern Airport has ushered in a new era: for the first time, a holiday flight to the Tunisian coastal resort of Monastir has taken off. This new connection was launched and celebrated in cooperation with Helvetic Airways, Tui Suisse, and Hotelplan. Last year, Bern Airport had already launched its first non-European scheduled flight to Djerba.
Tour operator Hotelplan Suisse is significantly expanding its range of holiday flights from Bern Airport for the coming summer. Flight capacity is increasing by 23 percent compared to the previous year. A new addition to the program is a direct connection to Monastir, Tunisia, which will be operated by Helvetic Airways from the end of May.
Helvetic Airways, the Swiss regional airline, will station an Embraer aircraft at Bern-Belp Airport during the upcoming summer flight schedule from the end of May to mid-October. The decision to place another aircraft in Bern underlines the airline's efforts to further expand its presence in Switzerland and in particular to strengthen holiday traffic. In addition to
Bern Airport, also known as Belpmoos Airport, has presented its summer flight schedule for 2025 and is presenting five new, attractive travel destinations. Travellers can look forward to flights to Ibiza, the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey, Corfu and Monastir. The airport is thus expanding its international route offering and offering its passengers
As part of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Conference on Aviation, which took place in Kuala Lumpur from 21 to 25 October 2024, Switzerland concluded four new bilateral air transport agreements. These concern the Dominican Republic, Sierra Leone, Singapore and Suriname. With these agreements, Switzerland aims to improve its air transport connections to international
From April 2025, travellers will be able to fly directly from Bern Airport to the British Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey on four Saturdays. The provider Rolf Meier Reisen is planning these direct flights for the period from April 19 to May 10, 2025. If the offer is well received, there is the possibility of extending the flights
The partnership between Swiss and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), which has existed since 2019, will continue indefinitely. The aim is to further improve the connection between rail and air traffic. From October 2, 2024, new destinations in the canton of Graubünden, including Chur, Davos, Klosters and St. Moritz, will be added to the network.
On 28 August 2024, the Federal Council opened the consultation on the comprehensive revision of the Swiss Aviation Act. The public consultation, which runs until 28 November 2024, addresses, among other things, questions of criminal jurisdiction in the event of aircraft accidents, age limits for pilots, and aspects of the airport and procurement system. The aim of the revision is
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