Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines introduce buy-on-board on short and medium-haul network
From Summer 2021, Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines will launch buy-on-board services for passengers travelling economy class on their short and medium-haul network. Instead...
Corona crisis continues to severely impact earnings at SWISS with an operating loss of CHF 414.7 million for the first 9 months of 2020
The actions being taken in response to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic continue to weigh heavily on the global aviation sector, including SWISS. The company...
Special Lufthansa flight to BER opening – and first departures BER Lufthansa Group Airlines
Lufthansa Group commences scheduled services as market leader at BER
Regular Lufthansa flight operations from 8 November at the new airportWith the arrival...
SWISS completes all ticket refunds required by Swiss government, totalling more than CHF 585 million
SWISS marks ticket refund milestone and fulfils Swiss government requirementSWISS has completed by the end of September its processing of the ticket refund requests...
SWISS to keep Switzerland connected with the world in Winter 2020/21 despite strict quarantine provisions
SWISS will be restoring several more destinations to its flight schedules from Zurich and Geneva in the coming 2020/21 winter timetable period. As a...
SWISS to introduce new ‘Airtrain’ services between Geneva’s Cornavin central station and Zurich Airport
SWISS is to add the Geneva Cornavin to Zurich Airport route to the ‘Airtrain’ rail services which it offers in collaboration with the Swiss...
SWISS reports first-half operating loss
The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic impacted severely on SWISS’s business results for the first six months of 2020. The Airline of Switzerland reported...
SWISS publishes its schedules to 24 October
SWISS today published its flight schedules up until 24 October, the end of the summer timetable period. The Airline of Switzerland will continue to...
Lufthansa Group: 50 percent of the fleet back in the air by October
Lufthansa Group airlines publish flight schedules through the end of
October, encompassing autumn holidays
Demand for longer-term bookings increasing
380 aircraft back in service...
SWISS’s response to today’s decision of the Lufthansa Extraordinary General Meeting
SWISS and Edelweiss welcome the decision by Lufthansa’s shareholders at today’s Extraordinary General Meeting to approve the corporate actions proposed and required. The company’s...
Lufthansa Group network airlines (except Brussels Airlines) offer customers return flight guarantee
General return flight guarantee for all customers on European routes
Classic and Flex fares will be extended to include an “all-round carefree package”...
Lufthansa Group informs works councils about personnel situation : 22,000 jobs threatened
Prospective of personnel surplus at Lufthansa Group companies totals 22,000 full-time positions, half of them in Germany
Reduction of overcapacities due to redundancies...
SWISS reports first-quarter operating loss of CHF 84.1 million
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic and its unprecedented impact on the air transport sector, SWISS incurred an operating loss of CHF 84.1...
Lufthansa Group significantly expands service with June flight schedule
Over 1,800 weekly frequencies
Over 106 German and European destinations and over 20 long-haul destinations soon to be available again
Airlines' flight schedules...
SWISS to increase its capacity in June
In the coming days and weeks, the entry requirements of various European countries will be gradually open. This leads to an increased demand for...
SWISS and Edelweiss welcome Swiss parliament’s support for a state guarantee on a loan of around CHF 1.5 billion
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Edelweiss are pleased and thankful that both chambers of the Swiss Federal Assembly – the National Council and...
[Coronavirus] Swiss Federal Council fleshes out support for airlines (SWISS, Edelweiss, easyJet Switzerland)
During its meeting on 29 April 2020, the Federal Council decided to provide support to the airlines Swiss and Edelweiss to bridge liquidity shortfalls....
SWISS performs cargo flights for the Swiss Red Cross
SWISS has conducted a total of seven charter cargo flights from Shanghai (China) to Switzerland on behalf of the Swiss Red Cross. The flights,...
SWISS to expand its cargo services and reconfigure three Boeing 777s into cargo aircraft
SWISS and its Swiss WorldCargo division have performed more than 80 cargo-only flights since the end of March, transporting over 1,300 tonnes of airfreight...
Lufthansa Group first quarter results around -1.2 billion euros – Intensive negotiations with governments to secure solvency
The travel restrictions implemented as a consequence of the global spread of the coronavirus had a significant impact on the Lufthansa Group's earnings development...