Swiss airlines warn of ticket price hikes and more summer cancellations
Air passengers in Switzerland should be braced for higher prices and more summer cancellations, Swiss airlines warned.
Passengers taking flights in Switzerland this summer and beyond have been told to expect to pay higher prices and face more travel headaches and changes due to cancellations.
It’s not unusual that prices of plane tickets increase just before high-volume travel times like summer holidays.
This year, however, as the war in Ukraine is causing fuel costs to go up, airline tickets will be more expensive even during low-travel periods like fall.
SWISS airline, for instance, has increased the prices of its flights worldwide in recent months, and could continue this upward trend in the autumn.
“Due to the current price of crude oil, further price adjustments for air travel are likely this year,” the company spokesperson said.
SWISS’ sister airline, Edelweiss Air, also confirmed its passengers are facing higher costs
“Flying in the future may cost more than in previous years,” the company predicted.
SWISS airline already said on June 8th that it is cancelling a number of flights from both Zurich in Geneva during the busy summer travel season, including those to London Heathrow and San Francisco.
On Sunday, Switzerland’s national airline announced that on top of the flights already suspended, “further cuts unfortunately cannot be avoided due to resource constraints and operational challenges across the airline industry”.
The carrier did not specify which routes will be affected, but said passengers “will be actively informed. Automatic reservation changes will be made or individual solutions will be sought”.
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Passengers taking flights in Switzerland this summer and beyond have been told to expect to pay higher prices and face more travel headaches and changes due to cancellations.
It’s not unusual that prices of plane tickets increase just before high-volume travel times like summer holidays.
This year, however, as the war in Ukraine is causing fuel costs to go up, airline tickets will be more expensive even during low-travel periods like fall.
SWISS airline, for instance, has increased the prices of its flights worldwide in recent months, and could continue this upward trend in the autumn.
“Due to the current price of crude oil, further price adjustments for air travel are likely this year,” the company spokesperson said.
SWISS’ sister airline, Edelweiss Air, also confirmed its passengers are facing higher costs
“Flying in the future may cost more than in previous years,” the company predicted.
SWISS airline already said on June 8th that it is cancelling a number of flights from both Zurich in Geneva during the busy summer travel season, including those to London Heathrow and San Francisco.
On Sunday, Switzerland’s national airline announced that on top of the flights already suspended, “further cuts unfortunately cannot be avoided due to resource constraints and operational challenges across the airline industry”.
The carrier did not specify which routes will be affected, but said passengers “will be actively informed. Automatic reservation changes will be made or individual solutions will be sought”.
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