9 minutes agoSyrih Pristina plane ticket most expensive in Europe
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Luan Morina is a young Albanian from Switzerland. He has launched an interesting venture: to fight against high prices of aircraft tickets that circulate on the Zurich-Pristina-Cyrrich lines. And, in view of his campaign The Lion has Swiss air company “Swiss”, which, as he says, has a monopoly, bears responsibility for these [...]
“Swiss needs to stop extortion done to Albanians”, writes brick. ch quoting the young Albanian of origin from Kosovo, who lives in Winterhur of Cyril Canton.
The lion, like most exiles, spends vacations in Kosovo, where he goes to his parents' village every year. For this, he has to pay dearly if he does not want to drive by car and take over 20 hours of his vacation, broadcasts albinfo.ch.
The high prices of flights “is always a big theme during summer holidays. We, Kosovo Albanians, have the impression that “Swiss” is ruthlessly using the quasimonopol that has”, says Morina.
Meanwhile, the findings that tickets to Pristina from the Swiss metropolis are the most expensive, even the portal. The journalist receives a sample from official reports of flights to July 14th, the day when it is considered to begin summer holidays in Switzerland. Those who want to take a vacation in Kosovo from July 14th to 28th must pay 711 francs per person, go-go!
In the same dates, a return ticket for Belgrade, Rome or Madrid costs up to 50% less. February: on “Swiss”, Pristina is the most obviously expensive destination in Europe.
While Morina says that we Kosovo's “Albanians are frustrated and no longer endure such a thing”, the paper finds that they, simply, have no alternative. This for the fact that “Swiss” of bsk with its partner “Edelweis” is the only company offering direct flights to Pristina, along with the German company “Germanmania”, escorts albinfo.ch. But at “Germania” flights can only be obtained indirectly through tourist agencies (Albanians, mainly) and not directly.
Although Basel has “flights EasyJet”, at lower prices, for young people from Zurich, this doesn't look too cool.
“Swiss” has declined to clarify in detail this huge price gap between tickets to Pristina and those in other European cities. Simply, prices define offers and demand in the market, say the company. This also implies a lack of competition, and thus, the once price rise that is done as the holiday season starts, “ka who stopped”.
For Kosovo Albanians, such a flight during the summer holiday season is simply impossible, when they are with families with over 2 children, says Morina, broadcasts albinfo.ch. While “alvative”, the drive by car for about 20 hours of a distance of about 1800 kilometers is heavy. In addition to the difficulties of physical coping, that road is linked to many persecutions by Kosovo travelers, in almost all border crossings in Southern Europe (Balkans), the Swiss portal writes.
