As Greece negotiates a potential bailout, Swiss airline Edelweiss is taking extra precautions when flying to the crisis-hit nation. Pilots have been told to carry more than $11,000 to cover costs, as the nation is largely operating on a cash-only basis.
The cash is used to pay for “kerosene, handling or landing fees,” Edelweiss pilot Martin Gautschi tweeted in response to a question from Blick am Abend newspaper.
“The people are very helpful, the service perfect — despite the difficult situation,” Gautschi wrote.
The pilot added that all transactions are being conducted in cash, “just like in the last days of Swissair.” The comment references Swissair’s financial difficulties when it became bankrupt in 2001 and airports would only accept cash for payment of fuel and airport services. Edelweiss is owned by Swissair and Lufthansa.
(source: RT)
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