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SWISS is offering financial incentives for voluntary departures, as it did for cabin crew. <\/p>\n
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The airline SWISS has extended its cost-saving measures to ground staff. \u201cThe aim is to reduce our administrative staff by around 10%,\u201d said Jens Fehlinger, CEO of SWISS, in an interview with the newspaper NZZ am Sonntag.\n<\/p>\n
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+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox<\/a><\/p>\n The airline does not want to resort to redundancies, Fehlinger said in an interview published on Sunday. The reduction will be achieved only through voluntary departures, he added.<\/p>\n To achieve savings at the administrative level, SWISS is offering financial incentives, as it did for cabin crew. For example, personnel can receive 20% of the base salary saved if they take unpaid leave.<\/p>\n \n More<\/p>\n More <\/p>\n Global trade\n <\/p>\n Why Switzerland\u2019s fuel stockpiles are for Swiss use only <\/p>\n This content was published on <\/p>\n May 4, 2026 <\/p>\n In the event of fuel and heating oil shortages, Switzerland can draw on compulsory stockpiles. It does not have to share these with other countries. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more: Why Switzerland\u2019s fuel stockpiles are for Swiss use only The CEO justified this measure by pointing to the pressure on costs that involved not just an increase in kerosene prices. \u201cWe have structurally higher costs,\u201d Fehlinger said, citing aircraft maintenance, environmental taxes, and rising personnel costs as examples. In total, the Lufthansa subsidiary wants to reduce its costs by 10%. This is necessary if only to maintain the cost structure, he explained.<\/p>\n \u2018A reasonable measure\u2019<\/p>\n The Lufthansa Group, which includes SWISS and Edelweiss, announced new cost-saving measures in mid-April. As a result, no new employees will be hired.<\/p>\n According to Fehlinger, the parent company is saving 20% on administration, while SWISS is cutting by \u201conly 10% for now\u201d. He considers this to be \u201ca reasonable measure.\u201d The airline is certainly profitable, but some competitors have surpassed it in terms of profitability, he added. SWISS must continue to develop and grow, and the demand for flights is there, Fehlinger said, adding: \u201cIf we don\u2019t take advantage of this, others will.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"lorry\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778507904_554_treibstoff.webp\")
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