Helvetic Airways - remains loyal to Bern!
At the today's press conference at Bern Airport, Helvetic Airways announced a successful summer season 2011. The "Swiss cross" is set to be a ledger at Bern Airport in 2012 too. Scheduled flights will serve the southern Italian market and will be expanded by adding Catania to the list of destinations. Together with Kuoni Travel and other tour operators, Helvetic will offer the following charter destinations:
| Monday: | Saïdia (Morocco) |
| Tuesday: | Djerba (Tunisia), Enfidha (Tunisia), Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands) |
| Wednesday: | Heraklion (Greece) |
| Thursday: | Kos (Greece) |
| Friday: | Corfu/Zakinthos (Greece), Brindisi (Italy) |
| Saturday: | Olbia (Sardinia) |
| Sunday: | Palma de Mallorca (Balearic Islands), Catania (Italy) |
Growth potential"Bern Airport has established itself as a viable alternative option. Thanks to our attractive mix of destinations and effective collaboration with our partners we enjoyed widespread acceptance" With the creation of 30 new jobs in the region, Bruno Jans, CEO of Helvetic Airways, is looking forward to a continuation of a successful relationship with Bern-Belp Airport in 2012.
High levels of customer satisfactionIn terms of customer satisfaction, Tobias Pogorevc, CFO Helvetic Airways, looks back on a good season. "Both the tour operators and passengers were excited about our product. This has been expressed in many letters and personal feedback. We want to fulfil these high expectations again in 2012."
Helvetic Airways operates Fokker 100 aircrafts. These aircraft types are equipped with impressive fittings, both - modern and comfortable. The generous seat pitch of 84 cm and the excellent on-board service make you feel flying business class – Swiss quality all along the line.
Swiss regional airline Helvetic Airways provides a range of short- and medium-haul air services from various Swiss airports. The carrier deploys its Embraer E190-E2, E195-E2 and E190-E1 aircraft on scheduled, charter and wet-lease flights. At least six Helvetic Airways Embraer E190-E2s and E195-E2s are being operated in winter 2023/24 and summer 2024 on behalf of Swiss International Air Lines in summer 2023 under a long-term wet-lease agreement.
The Helvetic Airways workforce numbers over 510 employees. The company also has its own maintenance hangar and operation at Zurich Airport, which is further home to its corporate head office. The airline offers innovative part-time employment models to its cockpit and cabin personnel. For its cabin attendants these include ‘Ski&Fly’, ‘Fly&Study’ and the fully flexible ‘Fly your way’ model. Details of current vacancies at Helvetic will be found at career.helvetic.com.
Helvetic Airways has been working closely with Horizon Swiss Flight Academy AG (www.horizon-sfa.ch), which is based in Kloten, Switzerland, since 2008. Both companies are part of the Helvetic Airways Group, which is domiciled in Freienbach, Switzerland.
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