Swiss hope for holidaymakers from Europe as Asian tourists stay away

A view shows the Eiger Glacier above the Eigergletscher railway and cable car station near Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland June 28, 2021. Picture taken June 28, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

JUNGFRAUJOCH, Switzerland (Reuters) - It's a quiet day at Jungfraujoch, the Swiss tourist attraction dubbed "Top of Europe", a mountain saddle connecting two 4,000-metre peaks in the majestic Bernese Alps.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, up to 5,500 people a day would visit Europe's highest railway station at 3,454 metres above sea level. Now the spacious cabins of the new cable car pass the Eiger North Face almost empty.