SWISS inaugurated flights between Zurich and Poznan on Monday 30 March. The 815-kilometre service will be operated 3-weekly, on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, primarily by Embraer E190 aircraft. The Star Alliance member is the sole operator on the route. Flight LX1364 departs Zurich at 16:45 local time, arriving in Poznan at 18:20. The return service, […]
April 14, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Zurich is by far Switzerland’s busiest airport. The airport’s statistics show that it welcomed 31.2 million passengers in 2024. While down marginally compared to 2019’s figure, it was its second-best year on record. It had 120 passengers per movement, which was the most to date. In 2005, when RJs were much more prevalent, it had […]
November 21, 2025 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Despite the continuously changing world of today, Geneva Airport keeps working to consolidate and improve its flight offer. For 2026, the long-haul network will integrate the recent arrival of China Eastern, as a complement to Air China, making GVA the only airport in Switzerland with routes to the two Chinese major cities. Other long-haul routes […]
November 17, 2025 | Air Service Event News
SWISS added flights between Zurich and Montpellier on Friday 27 June. The 560-kilometre service will be maintained 2-weekly, on Mondays and Fridays. With the exception to the inaugural flight, operated by the A220-300, the airline will deploy a mix of E190 and E195 E2 aircraft, run by Helvetic Airways. The carrier faces no competition between […]
July 7, 2025 | Latest Route News +
According to MWAA statistics, Washington IAD had a record 27.3 million passengers in 2024. Traffic rose by 10% compared to before the pandemic in 2019 to its highest level yet. IAD is very much the region’s international gateway. Compared to 2019, international traffic has risen by nearly a quarter. While the domestic market also increased, […]
June 2, 2025 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Dubrovnik is Croatia’s third-busiest airport, behind Zagreb and Split. In 2024, Dubrovnik welcomed 2.95 million passengers, the closest it has been to the three million milestone. However, traffic rose by less than 2% compared to the pre-pandemic 2019. In contrast, Zagreb rose by a quarter and Split by a tenth. Ryanair is Dubrovnik’s largest airline […]
May 5, 2025 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Toronto YYZ has become the first Canadian airport to welcome all three of the so-called ‘Middle East Big Three’ airlines. This is because Qatar Airways arrived in mid-December, joining Emirates and Etihad. YYZ, by far Canada’s busiest airport, is one of five North American airports with the trio. According to Cirium schedules data, it joins […]
January 14, 2025 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
SWISS added flights between Geneva and Berlin to its network on Monday 28 October. The 865-kilometre route will be maintained daily with its A220 fleet. The Swiss flag carrier faces direct competition from 9-weekly easyJet rotations. The Geneva – Berlin service returns to SWISS’ network after 21 years. Flight LX1090 departs Geneva at 17:45 local […]
November 5, 2024 | Latest Route News +
SWISS has commenced the latest in a series of new intercontinental routes by launching flights between Zurich and Toronto YYZ on Friday 10 May. The 6,510-kilometre 5-weekly service will operate on all days with exception to Mondays and Wednesdays, with the 236-seat A330-300 aircraft. It will complement SWISS’ Star Alliance partner Air Canada which runs […]
May 17, 2024 | Latest Route News +
SWISS added another international service to its network on Tuesday 7 May by inaugurating flights between Zurich and Seoul ICN. The 8,765-kilometre journey will be maintained 3-weekly, departing Switzerland’s largest city on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, with the 215-seat A340-300 aircraft. It will compete directly against Korean Air’s 3-weekly rotations between the two cities. Flight […]
May 14, 2024 | Latest Route News +
SWISS kicked off its network expansion on Wednesday 27 March by inaugurating flights between Zurich and Košice, marking its entry onto the Slovak market. The 955-kilometre journey will run 3-weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays with the A220-300 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition on the route. What they said Stefan Bednar, Director of Sales […]
April 1, 2024 | Latest Route News +
SWISS is a Star Alliance member and part of the Lufthansa Group. According to Planespotters.net, it has 87 aircraft, comprising of A220-100s/300s, A320ceos/neos, A321ceos/neos, A330-300s, A340-300s and 777-300ERs. A350-900s are on order to replace its A340s. It also uses the E190-E1s, E190-E2s and E195-E2s of Helvetic Airways. Based on Cirium data for S24, SWISS is […]
March 27, 2024 | Airlines, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story