Swiss ponders full operational stop amid ‘draconian’ restrictions

Swiss is considering a full suspension of flights, following the lead of other carriers within Lufthansa Group, which as a whole has shed 95% of its planned capacity. The airline says it has grounded more than two-thirds of its fleet and reduced flight operations 80% in the past few weeks because of the “draconian travel restrictions and border closures”. CE Thomas Kluhr states that Swiss intends to “maintain a minimum number of routes for as long as we can, to ensure that when the crisis does abate, we can resume our services to those countries which reopen as swiftly as possible”. But the airline warns: “Should the present situation worsen even further and additional travel prohibitions be imposed, Swiss can no longer rule out suspending all its flight operations.” <br/>