Swiss government ministers spent 513 hours in state-owned planes and helicopters last year, 31 hours more than in 2023. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis clocked up the most flying hours. He spent around 140 hours in the air last year, according to the annual report of the Swiss Federal Air Transport Service (STAC). This was far ahead of the 21 hours spent in the air by Albert Rösti, head of the Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, who was the least well travelled. Former Defence Minister Viola Amherd, President of the Confederation in 2024, is in second place with around 130 hours, followed by Economics Minister Guy Parmelin with around 62 hours. Next come Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter and Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider (both around 47 hours) and Justice and Police Minister Beat Jans (almost 30 hours). Swiss ministers, minstry staff, parliamentarians, the federal ...
