The Edelweiss holiday airline was able to agree on a crisis tariff agreement with the Aeropers pilots' union. This demands a lot from the pilots, but it would have been clear that they "have to make a substantial contribution to crisis management", says Kilian Kraus, President of the Pilots' Association.

The short-time work should be continued as long as possible. If this is no longer available and Edelweiss has too many pilots, their workload will be reduced with a reduced amount of part-time. However, this assumes that the demand is still well below the level before the corona pandemic. As a result of concessions, the pilots will generally receive less wages in this phase and the payments into the pension fund will also be reduced.

In phase three, the flight time regulations from the collective employment contract are to be adjusted so that the pilots can be deployed longer and more flexibly. The pilots also temporarily forego vacation days. The measures are expected to apply until the end of 2023. The existing collective employment contract is then to apply until mid-2024.

The outcome of the negotiations is still subject to the approval of the members. These will be called to vote shortly. If they accept the crisis agreement, it should come into force promptly.

According to Aeropers, the sister company Swiss has not yet made a breakthrough. Negotiations are still in the middle of the process, but no significant progress has been made. In this context, Kraus refers to the next meetings.