– Skyguide outage will cost Swiss millions
The airline plans to seek compensation from Skyguide. The exact amount of damage is being assessed.
The computer failure of the air traffic controller Skyguide, which led to the closure of Swiss airspace for several hours regarding two weeks ago, will undoubtedly have cost the Swiss company “several million francs”.
In addition, the Lufthansa subsidiary is severely understaffed and had to cancel 676 flights in total between August and October, or 2% of the scheduled flight schedule. The labor shortage is however “only partly” to be attributed to the restructuring undertaken in 2021. “We are always smarter following the fact”, conceded the Belgian.
The airline plans to hire around 800 cabin crew members by 2023, including regular fluctuations, continued the one who took over the controls in early 2021, stressing that “recruitment is in full swing”.
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Posted today at 12:15 p.m.
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