Significantly more Rega rescue flights than at Christmas a year ago
Published: Tuesday, Dec 26th 2023, 18:01
Updated At: Thursday, Dec 26th 2024, 19:20
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Over the Christmas holidays, from December 24 to 26, Rega's rescue helicopters flew more than 150 missions, 20 percent more than in the previous year. Rega's assistance was also in demand abroad. From there, ambulance jets brought people back to Switzerland.
On Christmas Eve, one Rega ambulance jet took off for Zanzibar in Tanzania and one for Varna in Bulgaria, as Swiss Air-Rescue (Rega) announced on Thursday.
On December 25, the jet crews were deployed in Italy and Kosovo. On St. Stephen's Day, a Rega jet took off for Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to fly a seriously ill patient back to Switzerland.
The Rega crews were called out to help injured winter sports enthusiasts in almost half of the missions. The second most common cause of alarms were acute illnesses such as strokes and cardiovascular diseases.
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