Zurich Airport: Long waiting times at check-in
Waiting shock due to flight cancellations
Chaotic conditions at Zurich Airport
Many passengers did not expect this on Saturday. Long queues at Zurich Airport check-in caused stress for travelers before they started their vacation.
Published: 23 minutes ago
These are pictures as you know them from the start of the summer holidays – before Corona. But now it’s winter, the sports holidays in many cantons are over. And yet today, on Saturday, thousands of passengers are queuing at the check-in desk in Zurich Airport.
The passengers did not expect that. «Total chaos at the airport. Worse than in the summer,” reported Blick reader reporter Gerry H.* on behalf of many others. He did not expect such a tumult. Traveling duties H. at.
BA machines failed – hacker attack?
In the morning there were flight cancellations, for example British Airways planes from Zurich to London and a Swiss flight to New York, USA. This shows a check of the departures on the airport’s website.
The SDA news agency reported that the British airline British Airways canceled all short-haul flights from London’s Heathrow Airport until midday on Saturday due to technical problems. This apparently also had consequences for the departures from Zurich.
It is the second time in ten days that BA has faced major technical difficulties. There was speculation on social media about a possible Russian cyber attack. However, this ruled out the company as the cause.
Zurich Airport takes a position
What do airport managers say about the waiting chaos? «At check-in there is actually an above-average amount going on today because it is a busy weekend. It’s still the holiday season, »says an airport spokeswoman.
“Sometimes there are longer waiting times.” On the one hand, this is due to guests who want to fly away on vacation, and on the other hand to the Corona travel regulations to many destinations, which still require very time-consuming checks at check-in in Zurich. »
In addition, the peaks at Zurich Airport, in which several aircraft are handled in a small time window, are very noticeable, which can mean an increase in the number of people, according to the spokeswoman.
For the Swiss H. and many others, it goes even further, among other things. The start of the holidays was forgettable, but the joy of carefree days abroad is all the more likely to be great. (euros)