Earlier this afternoon, the Swiss International Air Lines short-haul timetable was thrown into disarray as the Airbus A220 fleet is pulled from service to allow for engine checks.
Swiss Airbus A220-100 at Zurich Airport, Image, Economy Class and Beyond.
In it’s advisory the airline states:
The ongoing technical inspections of several aircraft will restrict our flight operations. As a result many flights will be cancelled.
The airline’s Twitter feed reveals more, both in announcement and what’s happened
Flight update: technical irregularities on various SWISS short-haul flights. If you are booked on any of the affected flights, please find more information here: https://t.co/tS0qbCIDcc
— Swiss Intl Air Lines (@FlySWISS) October 15, 2019
SWISS has decided to conduct engine inspections for its entire C Series fleet. This means that all SWISS C Series aircraft will undergo an extensive examination from today onwards. Only following a faultless inspection will these aircraft be returned to regular flight duties.
— Swiss Intl Air Lines (@FlySWISS) October 15, 2019
Check before you fly
Swiss operates a fleet of 20 Airbus A220-100 and 9 Airbus A220-300 aircraft. As such that’s a lump of the short-haul operation that Swiss flies both out of Geneva (the primary A220 hub) and Zurich (it’s main long haul hub).
They are all powered twin Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines.
Zurich Cancellations
Geneva Cancellations – data https://www.swiss.com/ch/EN/book/flight-information
Whilst there are a number of Airbus short-haul aircraft that can assist, they will mostly be committed to current operations.
Check before you fly with Swiss for short-notice cancellations. If your flight is cancelled, rebooking and refund options are available to you.
It’s also a given that services will take time to recover, and that tomorrows timetable and operations could well be subject to change.
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