{"id":34773,"date":"2026-03-19T02:09:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/34773\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T02:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T02:09:49","slug":"swiss-cancels-hundreds-of-flights-this-summer-due-to-pilot-shortage-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/34773\/","title":{"rendered":"SWISS cancels hundreds of flights this summer due to pilot shortage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/075dc58b1a8fe6dc0bd4491592dd5d70e0ef594c-91118682.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Swiss cancels hundreds of flights again this summer\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                A total of 326 flights will be cancelled, a SWISS spokesperson confirmed to the news agency AWP on Wednesday.            <\/p>\n<p>            Keystone-SDA        <\/p>\n<p>        Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has been forced to cancel hundreds of flights this summer due to a shortage of cockpit staff as well as technical and structural bottlenecks.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Listen to the article        <\/p>\n<p>            Listening the article        <\/p>\n<p>                Toggle language selector            <\/p>\n<p>                            English (US)                        <\/p>\n<p>                            English (British)                        <\/p>\n<p>            Generated with artificial intelligence.        <\/p>\n<p>        This content was published on    <\/p>\n<p>        March 18, 2026 &#8211; 12:16\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/latest-news\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A total of 326 flights will be cancelled, a SWISS spokesperson told the AWP news agency on Wednesday, confirming an earlier report by the industry online site Aerotelegraph. The cuts will affect around 0.4% of the airline\u2019s total flight offer.<\/p>\n<p>The problem has improved since last year when 1,400 flights had to be cancelled between April and October, or 1.5% of the total number of flights.<\/p>\n<p>\n    More<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0c436551da1862bf0c3a79788e62b98cd0558b56-89331772.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Swiss cancels 1400 summer flights due to cockpit staff shortage\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        SWISS cancels 1,400 summer flights due to pilot shortage    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        May 16, 2025                    <\/p>\n<p>                Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is cancelling 1,400 flights this summer due to a shortage of pilots.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/swiss-cancels-1400-summer-flights-due-to-pilot-shortage\/89331867\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: SWISS cancels 1,400 summer flights due to pilot shortage<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>SWISS, a Lufthansa subsidiary, is targeting labour-intensive long-haul routes, for example with reduced frequencies to Chicago and Shanghai.<\/p>\n<p>Eleven aircraft with engine problems<\/p>\n<p>SWISS has a shortage of captains and co-pilots for the Airbus A320 and A321 planes, as well as the A330 and A340, which are also tied up due to retraining for the new Airbus A350. In addition, eleven aircraft have been grounded due to engine problems, which complicates operational planning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/swiss-2025-on-the-decline-again\/91049269\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">+ SWISS turnover and profit hits turbulence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the airline, the training and retraining of cockpit personnel takes months, and short-term solutions are not really possible due to contractual requirements and the current career model. SWISS described the cancellations as a \u201clast resort\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast to the cockpit staff, the airline currently has a surplus of cabin crews \u2013 up to 300 flight attendants too many in certain periods. As a result, it has introduced corrective measures including a lump-sum bonus of up to CHF15,000 offered to full-time cabin crew members who resign voluntarily.<\/p>\n<p>\n    More<\/p>\n<p>    <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773835869_266_e3c1cb955ff37acd054c6530fe146da7c45eee8f-91107892.jpg\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" alt=\"Swiss offers up to CHF 15,000 for voluntary departure\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        More    <\/p>\n<p>        SWISS offers up to CHF15,000 for voluntary departure    <\/p>\n<p class=\"teaser-wide-card__excerpt\">\n<p>                        This content was published on                    <\/p>\n<p>                        Mar 17, 2026                    <\/p>\n<p>                Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is offering flight attendants financial incentives for voluntary resignation or a temporary break.            <\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"teaser-wide-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swissinfo.ch\/eng\/various\/swiss-offers-up-to-chf-15000-for-voluntary-departure\/91110339\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>            Read more: SWISS offers up to CHF15,000 for voluntary departure<br \/>\n    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adapted from French by AI\/sb<\/p>\n<p>                How we work\u00a0            <\/p>\n<p>We select the most relevant news for an international audience and use automatic translation tools to translate them into English. 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