SWISS to offer cabin crew CHF 4,000 monthly starting salary

After what cabin crew representatives said were “tough negotiations”, Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) said it would raise the starting salary for crew to CHF 4,000 a month. Kapers, the crew’s union, said it would put the deal, which includes a commitment to raise other crew salaries by 4%, to a vote of its members. SWISS chief executive Dieter Vranckx said he was “very pleased” a deal was agreed, though SWISS said it would cost about CHF 100 million over the next five years.