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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Austrian regional airline Peoples faced significant schedule changes last week. The reason was a technical defect on its only aircraft, an Embraer 170 with the registration OE-LMK. The aircraft had been in Zurich since an emergency landing on May 13, 2025, and could not be used as planned.
The German ACMI and charter provider Leav Aviation is currently assisting the Austrian regional airline Peoples, whose only aircraft is unavailable due to a technical defect. Temporarily, all Peoples flights are operating from Friedrichshafen instead of Altenrhein. A few days ago, the Austrian airline had to make an unscheduled landing in Zurich due to a technical problem.
The Embraer 170 of the Austrian regional airline People's, which was en route from Palma de Mallorca to St. Gallen-Altenrhein on Monday afternoon (May 12, 2025), was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Zurich due to a technical problem, according to the news portal vol.at. The aircraft had previously circled the Lake Constance region several times before the crew decided to
The German airline Private Wings has launched its first flights from St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport in Switzerland to the destinations of Olbia in Sardinia, Elba, and Brac in Croatia. Michael Nachbaur, CEO of the tour operator High-Life-Reisen, announced this news via the social network LinkedIn. The seasonal flights are operated on behalf of the tour operator.
Switzerland is facing the challenge of reconsidering its subsidies for air traffic control at the country's 60 regional airports. A central point of this discussion is St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, which could be affected by the planned cuts. This decision could not only jeopardize the airport's continued existence, but also
Due to a bird strike suffered by the Embraer 170 with the registration OE-LMK on March 4, 2025 at Vienna-Schwechat Airport, Peoples is currently using a de Havilland Dash 8-400 operated by Avanti Air. The only Peoples aircraft, the OE-LMK, made a
The German charter airline Private Wings will offer seasonal flights between Altenrhein in Switzerland and the Croatian island of Brač in summer 2025. From May 8th to October 2nd, 2025, the airline will fly once a week, every Thursday, with a Dornier 328-100 and 32 seats. Seven-day packages, including flight tickets, are
The regionally anchored travel company High Life Reisen is focusing on growth and is offering its customers a wide range of new travel destinations for the coming 2025 summer season and increasing the frequency of existing connections. The partnership with the German airline Private Wings will make the St. Gallen-Altenrhein departure airport an even more attractive
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.
Altenrhein Airport will cease operations for three weeks in August 2025. The closure is due to lower demand for Mediterranean destinations in midsummer, as airport boss Thomas Krutzler explained to Aviation.Direct. During the closure period, extensive modernization work will be carried out at the airport. It is not yet clear whether flights to Vienna will be resumed during
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