A new ‘skiers’ airline’ offers a fast-track to the Alps
Plans for a new airline dedicated to the winter snow sports market were announced in Switzerland last week. PowdAir is due to begin operations in December, offering direct flights from 6 UK airports as well as Rotterdam and Brussels to Sion, capital of the Valais canton. The services will be a boon for skiers, dramatically cutting transfer times to some of Switzerland’s top resorts. The runway at Sion is just 2 miles from the closest ski lift, at Veysonnaz. Verbier is 10 miles away as the crow flies, Zermatt is 24 miles. PowdAir plans to use a 109-seat Fokker 100 aircraft and fly 5 days per week, from Thursday to Monday. For the first winter season, flights will be operated by Trade Air, an existing Croatia-based airline. PowdAir will pursue its own AOC to enable it to run its own flights for the following season. <br/>
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A new ‘skiers’ airline’ offers a fast-track to the Alps
Plans for a new airline dedicated to the winter snow sports market were announced in Switzerland last week. PowdAir is due to begin operations in December, offering direct flights from 6 UK airports as well as Rotterdam and Brussels to Sion, capital of the Valais canton. The services will be a boon for skiers, dramatically cutting transfer times to some of Switzerland’s top resorts. The runway at Sion is just 2 miles from the closest ski lift, at Veysonnaz. Verbier is 10 miles away as the crow flies, Zermatt is 24 miles. PowdAir plans to use a 109-seat Fokker 100 aircraft and fly 5 days per week, from Thursday to Monday. For the first winter season, flights will be operated by Trade Air, an existing Croatia-based airline. PowdAir will pursue its own AOC to enable it to run its own flights for the following season. <br/>
