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Swiss airline under fire for its 'insensitive' heatwave ad campaign
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The Local Switzerland
Edelweiss airline, which connects Zurich with dozens of holiday destinations around the world, is being criticised for urging travellers to escape Switzerland’s heatwave on one of its planes.
A subsidiary of the national carrier SWISS, Edelweiss flies to over 100 destinations in more than 30 countries – some of them likely not suffering from the same level of extreme heat as Switzerland.
Advertisement‘Not well thought-out’The criticism over the heatwave post has not left the airline cold.
It acknowledged that the post was "not particularly well thought-out" and has been deleted from its Instagram account.
"We apologise if this comment sent the wrong message," Edelweiss spokesperson Andreas Marti said - especially as it “may have given some people the wrong impression.”