Switzerland is also affected by delays due to the strike in France. On Thursday afternoon, Zurich Airport accused a large number of flights up to an hour late according to Skyguide data. A small number of flights even saw their delay stretching at two o’clock.
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Swiss had to organize the transfer of nearly 3000 people on Thursday, which she managed to do in many cases, the company said in a press release. Delays were also observed in Zurich, but also in other airports in Switzerland.
The delays displayed went from 10 minutes to three hours for certain flights to Geneva airport, according to Skyguide. The airline control company specifies, however, that this scenario only appeared in certain specific cases.
This situation is created by the aircraft arriving and leaving from France, says Skyguide. The delays accumulated in France then repercussions on the rest of the correspondence.
In Basel, the airport is also affected and indicated that it was impacted Wednesday by “delays and cancellations of takeoff and landing, in five cases” linked to the strike.