SWISS and Helvetic Airways expand their collaboration
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to expand its partnership with Helvetic Airways, and will deploy up to eight Helvetic Airways Embraer E190-E2 aircraft...
SWISS carries 6.2% more passengers in October
Monthly traffic resultsSwiss International Air Lines (SWISS)1 transported 1,619,931 passengers in October, a
6.2% increase on the same month last year.SWISS operated 13,001 flights in the month, 5.9%...
SWISS to offer attractive new summer destinations; Gdansk and Heringsdorf from Zurich
SWISS is to further expand its Zurich-based network. The airline will offer new non-stop services to Gdansk (Poland) and Heringsdorf (Germany) in its 2019...
SWISS pilot in Zurich: “Ich habe die Schnauze voll von diesem Drecksplatz.”
A nice morning at Zurich Airport. A SWISS aircraft is ready for departure and asks the tower for start-up clearance. The pilots, however, are...
Quarterly traffic results: SWISS carries 6.5% more passengers in the first nine months of 2018, +1.8% in September
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)1 transported 13,686,440 passengers in the first nine months of 2018 – an increase of 6.5% on the same period last...
Lufthansa Group buys 27 more Airbus A320neo family aircraft; ten of them are intended for SWISS
On 28 September, the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Lufthansa AG approved the purchase of 27 short- and medium-haul aircraft. Purchase options for 24 Airbus...
Lufthansa Group optimises hub management of the network airlines and prepares for moderate growth in summer 2019
Lufthansa Group continues to consistently optimise the management of its hubs in Munich, Frankfurt, Zürich and Vienna. The main focus is on the flexible...
SWISS carries 7.6% more passengers in August
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)1 transported 1,753,933 passengers in August 2018, an increase of 7.6% on the same month last year.
The airline also operated...
SWISS introduces “Doctor on Board” programme
SWISS adopted the Lufthansa Group’s special “Doctor on Board” programme yesterday (Wednesday 1 August). Under the programme, registered doctors can be easily identified by...
SWISS reports 7.6% passenger growth in July
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)1 transported 1,791,301 passengers in July, 7.6% more than in the same period last year. The 13,291 flights operated for...
SWISS to offer tomato juice on European flights longer than 50 minutes
SWISS is to offer tomato juice in Economy Class on its European services departing from Zurich from 1 August. The airline will also be...
SWISS sees growth in passenger volumes, both in June (+8.9%) and in first half of 2018 (+5.9%)
Half-yearly traffic results of 2018
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)1 transported 8,520,186 passengers in the first six months of 2018 – some 5.9% more than...
SWISS will be adding attractive new routes to its European network (Winter 2018/2019)
SWISS is to expand its European network from Zurich in the coming 2018/19 winter timetables. A new service will be introduced to Bremen in...
SWISS to fly Swiss squad to Russia for soccer World Cup
As the official airline of the Swiss Football Association, SWISS will be flying the men’s Swiss national soccer squad to the coming World Cup...
SWISS carries 10.6% more passengers in May
Monthly traffic results
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)1 transported 1,586,914 passengers in May, 10.6%
more than the same month last year. SWISS also operated more flights...
Wingtip/elevator damage during pushback/towing procedure for Aer Lingus Airbus A330 and SWISS Boeing 777
Both an Aer Lingus Airbus A330-300 (EI-GAJ) and a SWISS Boeing 777-300 (HB-JND) got damaged during a pushback/towing procedure. On Wednesday 23 May the...
Monthly traffic results: SWISS carries 8.0% more passengers in April
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS)1 transported 1,594,208 passengers in April, 8.0% more than in the same month last year. SWISS also operated more flights...
Singapore Airlines enhances HighFlyer programme to include partner airlines
Lufthansa and SWISS will be the first partner airlines to participate in the Singapore Airlines HighFlyer ProgrammeWith effect from 2 April 2018, businesses that...
SWISS introduces “SWISS Saveurs”, a buy on board concept on medium-haul flights to/from Geneva
To meet customers’ changed and changing needs, SWISS plans to offer its guests more opportunities in future to shape their own individual air travel experience....
SWISS raises 2017 earnings to CHF 561 million
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) generated total income from operating activities of CHF 4.95 billion in 2017, a 3.2% increase on the CHF 4.80 billion...