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Passenger volume at Zurich Airport will increase by 2024 percent in August 6
In August 2024, Zurich Airport recorded a 6 percent increase in passenger numbers compared to the previous year. A total of 3.096.971 passengers used the airport, which is almost the same as in August
Swiss launches new marketing campaign “Swiss all the way”
Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) has launched a new marketing campaign under the slogan “Swiss all the way”, which focuses on the seamless and authentic travel experience for its passengers.
Zurich Airport: Fundraising campaign with mineral water for charity
The Avolta (formerly Dufry) duty-free shops at Zurich Airport have been supporting charitable organisations for years by selling Swiss mineral water. For every bottle sold, 50 centimes are donated. In the first
Swiss presents new menus from the canton of Aargau on long-haul flights
Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) is now offering its guests on long-haul flights from Switzerland menus from the canton of Aargau. Over the next three months, the dishes on First
Blocked Lufthansa slots in Zurich will remain unused for 2025
Since Lufthansa took over Swiss in 2005, the group has been offering competitors take-off and landing rights (slots) at Zurich Airport to facilitate market entry on certain intercontinental routes.
Edelweiss Air starts year-round connection from Zurich to Kittilä
Swiss airline Edelweiss Air will launch a new flight connection between Zurich and Kittilä, Finland, in the 2024-2025 winter season. Flights will operate twice a week from December 11, 2024.
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Swiss starts Geneva-Berlin
With the 2024/2025 winter flight schedule, Swiss International Air Lines is bringing a breath of fresh air to its route network from Geneva. From October 28, 2024, the airline will be offering a daily direct connection to Berlin for the first time
Emirates uses modernized Boeing 777 for the first time on Geneva route
Emirates has successfully put the first fully modernized Boeing 777 into service, taking off to Geneva four days earlier than planned as flight EK 83. The aircraft was
Increasing flight numbers and challenges for the Swiss air traffic control Skyguide
The Swiss air traffic control provider Skyguide recorded a remarkable increase in flight movements in the first half of 2024. With 628 monitored flights under instrument flight rules (IFR), the volume is just below the level of
Easyjet suspends flights between Geneva and Skopje
The low-cost airline Easyjet plans to stop flight operations between Geneva and Skopje at the start of the 2024/25 winter season. The last flight is scheduled for November 1, 2024. After that, tickets went on sale
Swiss and SBB are expanding their Air Rail offering from Geneva Airport
The Swiss airline Swiss International Air Lines and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) have announced that they will expand their joint air rail service from Geneva Airport. By integrating Swiss routes into the SBB network
Fly Dubai expands network with four new destinations in Europe
Dubai-based airline Fly Dubai will expand its route network in Europe by adding flights to four new destinations. From August 2024, passengers can travel directly from Dubai
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Basel: Easyjet supports the ESC 2025 as official airline partner
The anticipation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will take place in Basel, knows no bounds. Easyjet, the city’s leading regional airline, is proud to be the official airline partner of this
Basel-Mulhouse: Manuela Witzig takes over management of communications
On September 9, 2024, Manuela Witzig will take over as Head of Communications and Public Affairs at Basel-Mulhouse Airport. The position had been filled on an interim basis by Director Matthias Suhr since September 2020. Witzig
Flydubai starts nonstop flights from Basel-Mulhouse to Dubai
Since August 2, 2024, flydubai has been offering regular scheduled flights between Basel-Mulhouse Airport and its hub in Dubai. The new route was officially launched on August 7 with a ceremony
Basel Airport evacuated again
The Euro-Airport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg was recently evacuated again for a short time after safety concerns arose. The measure led to a temporary suspension of air traffic. Around midday the all-clear was given and operations resumed.
Basel Airport with new poster on the tower
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Swiss-French State Treaty with an impressive giant poster on the control tower. The poster shows the historic moment of the signing of the treaty on July 4, 1949 in Bern
Change of leadership at Basel-Mulhouse Airport in 2025
Basel-Mulhouse Airport is facing a significant leadership change: Director Matthias Suhr will retire at the end of March 2025, followed by his deputy Marc Steuer at the end of December 2025
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Federal Council opens consultation on revision of Aviation Act
The Federal Council opened the consultation on the comprehensive revision of the Swiss Aviation Act on 28 August 2024. The public consultation, which runs until 28 November 2024, addresses questions such as
Flybair on the verge of collapse: Decision on the future of the Bern-based airline is imminent
The future of the Swiss virtual airline Flybair from Bern is in jeopardy after the company again posted heavy losses. The shareholders are now forced to consider the liquidation of the
With Hibernian Airlines: Flybair launches Palma flights from Bern
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, Palma de Mallorca flights from Bern-Belp will again be offered under the Flybair brand. The company, founded in 2019, had a rocky start, not least due to the corona pandemic. Temporarily
Summer 2024: Helvetic stations Embraer jet in Bern
In the summer of 2024, the airline Helvetic Airways will again station a plane at Bern-Belp Airport. The Embraer jet serves various holiday destinations on behalf of local tour operators. It's new
RUAG Aerostructures Schweiz AG: Pilatus takes over employees and machines
From the second quarter of the current year, the approximately 230 employees and the machinery of RUAG Aerostructures Schweiz AG are to be taken over by Pilatus. The transaction takes place as part of the
Bern: Helvetic Airways takes over Djerba charter
The Swiss tour operator Tui Suisse will have Helvetic Airways serve some holiday destinations from Bern-Belp in the 2024 summer flight schedule. The destination Djerba is new, according to the tour operator. There are regular scheduled services
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People's boss Krutzler: "If we stop flying, there will be no more flights to Vienna"
The private airfield St.Gallen-Altenrhein is unique in Austrian-Swiss aviation. Not only the fact that it is the only airport with this legal status that has regular scheduled flights
Tragic plane crash in Vorarlberg: rescue operation in steep terrain
On Monday morning, a serious plane crash occurred in Vorarlberg, Austria, involving a Beech 58TC. The incident, which occurred in the remote region of Brüggele Alpe, has caused a
de Havilland Canada launches new avionics packages for Zimex Aviation
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited, known for its robust and versatile turboprops, recently signed a major contract with Zimex Aviation, making the company the launch customer for the new
Peoples launches holiday charter flights
On Friday, May 17, 2024, the first flight took off from St. Gallen-Altenrhein and headed for the popular holiday destinations of Corfu and Figari. These new destinations complement the portfolio of the
Altenrhein: Peoples flies to Corfu for Rhomberg
On behalf of the tour operator Rhomberg Reisen, the Austrian regional airline Peoples will fly once a week from Altenrhein to the Greek island of Corfu in the 2024 summer flight schedule. From the travel offers of Rhomberg
C-Check: Marathon Airlines is helping out with Peoples in winter 2023/24
An Embraer 2023 operated by Marathon Airlines will be in use for a few weeks on the Peoples main route between Altenrhein and Vienna in the 24/175 winter flight schedule. The background is that the OE-LMK, that
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In a business jet: Aero flies from Farnborough to Geneva and Sion
In the current 2022/23 winter season, the business jet operator Aero will connect Farnborough in the UK with Sion and Geneva. These are so-called on-demand flights with fixed departure times. These are with business jets
Holiday flights in summer 2023: Helvetic flies from Bern, Sion and Zurich
The airline Helvetic Airways will also be offering holiday flights from Bern and Zurich in the summer of 2023. According to their own statements, the hot water targets will be included earlier than before in the coming year. In
Air Zermatt orders another Bell 429 helicopter
The Swiss helicopter operator Air Zermatt has signed a purchase agreement with Bell Textron for the purchase of another Bell 429. It is the third helicopter of this type to be
Sion: Air Mountain accommodates Calvi, Figari and Saint-Tropez
The Swiss startup Air Mountain has started selling tickets on three routes from Sion. These are Calvi and Figari in Corsica and Saint-Tropez. The
Air Mountain wants to start in Sion and Geneva
The startup Air Mountain SA, based in Sion, Switzerland, intends to offer flights from Geneva and Sion to Saint-Tropez from June 2021. These can already be found on the homepage of the
Bern: Flybair ticks off the year 2021
The house brand of Bern-Belp Airport, FlyBair, will not be offering any holiday flights in the 2021 summer flight schedule. The restart will be postponed to 2022. In the previous year only 32 of 150 rotations could be carried out
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Flights & Travels cancels Silver Air Elba flights
The Lugano-based company “Flights & Travels” will not organize non-stop flights to the Italian island of Elba in the 2024 summer flight schedule. These were in the portfolio for several years
Elba connection: Lugano's last regular flights
Since the bankruptcy of Darwin Airline and the withdrawal of Swiss, there are only a few scheduled flights at Lugano Airport in Ticino. Also in the charter area you are in direct comparison with
Lugano: Twinjet starts Olbia charter flights
French airline Twinjet will operate charter flights between Lugano and Olbia in summer 2022. These will begin on June 25, 2022 and will be conducted once a week. Lugano has
Lugano: Silver Air flies to Elba again this year
It has been quiet at the Swiss airport of Lugano for some time, as there are no longer regular scheduled flights since the domestic connections to Zurich and Geneva were discontinued. From June 19th
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