SWISS is to slightly increase the fares for some of its flights from Switzerland. The adjustments, which come into effect on 18 February, will enable the airline to continue to offer a comprehensive range of air services from a sound business foundation despite steadily-rising costs. They will also allow SWISS to pursue and further expand [...]

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) earned a further distinction in this year’s Business Traveller Awards: first place in the newly-inaugurated category of
“Best Business Class to North and South America”. The readers of Germany’s reputed Business Traveller magazine also voted SWISS “Best Airline for Europe”, the fourth time in succession that the carrier has gained this [...]

During the festive season, SWISS treats passengers to typical Swiss Christmas baked sweets and also serves them a special Christmas menu. Passengers on board flights on New Year’s Eve are treated to a glass of champagne or Prosecco.
Traditional Swiss Christmas cookies such as lemon-flavoured Mailänderli and cinnamon-flavoured Zimtsterne are served with tea and coffee. Tiny [...]

SWISS will add two further destinations to its long-haul network in summer 2010. The Canadian cities of Calgary and Vancouver will receive weekly service from Zurich from 31 May to 14 September. The flights will be operated by SWISS sister carrier Edelweiss Air under a codeshare agreement.
The two attractive new Canadian long-haul destinations will be [...]

SWISS customers booking their flight online at SWISS.COM can immediately calculate the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions their planned travel will generate and compensate for these via the Swiss-based myclimate foundation. They can now also pay for this optional “carbon offset” with miles they have earned under the Miles & More frequent flyer programme.
For two years [...]

On Friday, 19 June 2009, SWISS operated its first fight from Zurich to Oslo. SWISS CEO-designate Harry Hohmeister officially opened the new route. The Norwegian capital is now served twice daily with an Airbus A319.
Despite a difficult market environment at present, SWISS is one of the few airlines currently capable of adding new destinations to [...]

SWISS’s first new Airbus A330-300 embarked on its first revenue flight this afternoon, taking off from Zurich punctually at 13:00 on LX 14 to New York. The flight’s 227 passengers are currently enjoying a totally new inflight product in all three seating classes. The takeoff was preceded by a formal ‘roll-in’ ceremony at Zurich Airport [...]