Trailer for Rega’s Upcoming Film
Acknowledged as one of the most experienced air-rescue organizations in the world, The Swiss Air Rescue Service or “Rega” is available all year round to airlift members of the public in distress needing medical attention.
Avalanche Heli Search
Rega specializes in rescuing people buried in avalanches
The Rega Fleet
Augusta Westland Da Vinci
Eurocopter EC 145
Challenger CL-604 – Rega’s three ambulance jets are to repatriate ill or injured Swiss from abroad.
- Rega helicopters can reach the scene of an accident anywhere in the country in 15 minutes. Calls are directed to the Rega Operations Centre at the Zurich-Kloten Airport, which alerts the nearest of 10 helicopter bases. Helicopter are in the air within five minutes.
In 2011, 10,240 missions were performed by – flying 9,278 injured or ill people to hospital.
Winter is the busiest time for Rega: “When you have good conditions in the mountains with nice weather, lots of snow and holiday time, we can have up to 140 interventions in one weekend.” – Thomas Kenner, Rega.
- In Switzerland anyone can ask Rega for assistance 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, by calling its emergency number 1414 (within Switzerland) or via emergency radio (emergency channel 161.300 MHz).
- Rega is a privately run, non-profit foundation. Rega is supported and funded by nearly 2.4 million patrons who benefit from its services free of charge, provided that these costs are not covered by a health or accident insurance.
- You can become a Rega patron by paying the following minimum donation:
- CHF 30.– for individuals
- CHF 60.– for couples (married /cohabiting couples or registered partners)
- CHF 70.– for families (parents with children who are under 18 on the day of payment)
- CHF 40.– for small families (single parents with children who are under 18 on the day of payment). Patronage is valid for the current calendar year and starts with your payment. If patronage is not renewed it will expire on 15 May of the following year.
- Unofficial Tip: If you plan on skiing in Switzerland we highly recommend becoming a Rega patron – it might be the best CHF 30 ($32) you ever spent. You can join here.
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ski patrol on steroids.
Great I love it
Don’t ski in Switzerland without carrying the CHF30 REGA card – without it you pay full heli price for an evac, preferably in advance on your black card. Their motto, “Corner to corner in 15 minutes” has been tested too many times.
One of my friends went 5 meters down an in-bounds crevasse at Zermatt and when they cut her out and got her to the surface she was unconscious and blue – but the waiting REGA bird got her to help and she’s still out shredding – total cost above REGA – zip, zero, nada, nil.
For Swiss nationals REGA covers medical repatriation from overseas back to Heidiland in one of their three ambulance jets.
Badass, indeed.
Exact same deal with calstar, reciprocal memberships most places
Is there Anything the Swiss don’t have dialed?
BBQ.
They saved my life! Got air lifted from a nasty couloir after a nastier fall
Thanks again!!
the Agusta 119 is a cool ship but small as hell in the cockpit and the tail rotor sucks
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