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SWISS named “Best Short-Haul Airline” at travel awards

On 16 October 2009 Swiss International Air Lines received the esteemed ‘best short-haul airline’ award at the 23rd Annual Guardian and Observer Travel Awards.

SWISS customers can now use miles for carbon offsets

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.

New SWISS cabin proves a hit with customers

SWISS travellers are delighted with the new cabin on the airline’s Airbus A330-300 long-haul twinjets, the company’s latest customer survey reveals. Guest satisfaction saw a tangible increase in all three seating classes.

SWISS names Airbus A330-300 ‘Bellinzona’

Bellinzona, the capital of Switzerland’s Canton Ticino, now has its name on a SWISS aircraft. The new Airbus A330-300 HB-JHC was named last month at Zurich Airport.

SWISS teams up with The Peninsula Hong Kong

SWISS First and SWISS Business guests flying from Hong Kong to Zurich will soon be enjoying new menus consisting of culinary delights; from tomorrow onwards, premium travellers on these flights will be offered meals created by Florian Trento, the Swiss executive chef at The Peninsula Hong Kong, the world-famous five-star hotel.

A taste of culinary excellence for Swiss passengers

Swiss First and Swiss Business class travellers on Swiss International Airlines flights will soon enjoy culinary excellence from the cuisine of Restaurant Hôtel du Parc des Eaux-Vives.

SWISS names Airbus A320 ‘Arosa’

The name of Arosa, the popular Swiss alpine resort, will now be carried on an Airbus A320 of the Swiss International Air Lines fleet.

SWISS launches twice daily service to Oslo

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.

SWISS makes fuel surcharge adjustments

SWISS is to raise its fuel surcharge for long-haul flights by CHF 8 to CHF 122 per sector. The fuel surcharge for SWISS’s European flights (including Cairo and Tel Aviv) rises CHF 2 to CHF 31 per sector. The new surcharges will apply to all tickets for travel from Switzerland issued on or after 10 June.

SWISS premieres new short film

SWISS this week premiered “LX Forty”, its new short film by Marc Forster. The Swiss star director (whose credits include the latest James Bond film Quantum of Solace) not only takes the viewer on a personal “journey of the mind”; he also makes his first-ever appearance in front of the camera.

SWISS welcomes Canton Schwyz specialities aboard

The ‘SWISS Taste of Switzerland’ inflight catering concept writes a new chapter today with the arrival of specialities from Canton Schwyz in Central Switzerland. For the next three months, Daniel Jann, host and owner of the Landgasthof Adler in Ried-Muotathal, will be providing local culinary delights for SWISS’s First and Business Class guests.

Hiltl vegetarian cuisine gets on board with SWISS

SWISS and the renowned Hiltl vegetarian restaurant are forming a long-term partnership: as of 27 May SWISS passengers in all three classes will be able to enjoy meatless dishes created by Rolf Hiltl and his team.

Take a journey of the mind with SWISS

SWISS and top Swiss movie director Marc Forster (whose credits include the latest James Bond film Quantum of Solace) are making a short film. ‘LX Forty’ also features Forster’s first-ever appearance in front of the camera, inviting the viewer to join him on a personal “journey of the mind”.

More flights in SWISS’ winter schedules

SWISS will be further expanding its services in Europe with the start of the new winter schedules on October 26, to the benefit of travellers to and from London City, Istanbul, Valencia and Budapest. SWISS will also be operating Airbus A340 equipment on its Zurich-Dubai-Muscat route from mid-December onwards.

SWISS acquires Servair to operate as Swiss Private Aviation

SWISS acquired Zurich-based Servair Private Charter AG this month, July 17. Servair will henceforth be operated as Swiss Private Aviation AG, a fully-owned subsidiary of Swiss International Air Lines AG. The new acquisition should establish the SWISS Group in the business aviation sector and provide a platform for operating the Lufthansa Private Jet fleet.

SWISS names Airbus A320 ‘Kloten’

SWISS Airbus A320 HB-IJS was formally named ‘Kloten’ at Zurich Airport on July 23rd. The naming ceremony was co-conducted by SWISS CEO Christoph Franz and Kloten town mayor René Huber, with various members of the Kloten town and communal councils in attendance. The ceremony was held as part of the weekend’s ‘Terrassenfest’ event at Zurich Airport, to the delight of both invitees and other visitors from throughout Switzerland and abroad.

Treats for SWISS passengers from top Fribourg chef

SWISS will be treating its guests to delicacies from the canton of Fribourg. Pierre-André Ayer, chef at the award-winning Le Pérolles restaurant, has designed menus for First and Business Class passengers as part of the SWISS catering concept "SWISS Taste of Switzerland". The creations of the chef from Fribourg will be available on SWISS flights until the end of November.

SWISS names Airbus ‘Locarno’ during town’s film festival

A SWISS aircraft now bears the name ‘Locarno’. The plane – Airbus A320 HB-IJQ – was symbolically named at a ceremony held in the town during this year’s International Film Festival. The naming was performed by town mayor Carla Speziali, in the presence of festival president Marco Solari, SWISS CEO Christoph Franz, numerous invitees and media representatives.

SWISS adjusts fuel surcharges again

The prices of crude oil and jet fuel have seen further steep rises to new record levels over the last few weeks. A number of major European airlines have already increased their fuel surcharges in the light of these developments.

15th SWISS Airbus A340 takes off

SWISS adds its 15th Airbus A340 to its long-haul fleet this month. The aircraft, which bears the registration HB-JMN, took off for Johannesburg for its inaugural flight. The entry-into-service of this latest A340 concludes the expansion of the SWISS Airbus fleet that was embarked upon in November 2006.

SWISS lowers fuel surcharges

SWISS is substantially reducing its current fuel surcharges. The action is being taken in view of the decline in the prices of crude oil and jet fuel over the last few weeks, and despite the fact that average fuel prices for 2008 are still substantially above their levels of a year ago.

SWISS names a further Airbus A340 at Vaduz Castle

One of the aircraft of the SWISS fleet now bears the name ‘Fürstentum Liechtenstein’. Airbus A340 HB-JMF was symbolically named last month at Vaduz Castle in the principality’s capital. HSH Princess Marie of Liechtenstein performed the naming in a ceremony that was also attended by members of the Liechtenstein government, the Swiss and Liechtenstein ambassadors, SWISS CEO Christoph Franz, numerous further guests and media representatives.

SWISS flights now bookable online by mobile phone

SWISS customers can now book their flights online from their mobile phone. The new portal created for the service also features further useful information on departure and arrival times along with SWISS’s full flight schedules.

SWISS ups capacity and comfort

From 26 October 2008 SWISS will begin operating its thrice-daily service between Manchester and Zurich with an Airbus A319, replacing the route’s current 100-seater Fokker operation. The A319s are 124-seater aircraft, representing a 24 per cent increase in seats on this route.

SWISS makes further ticket price reductions

SWISS is making a further substantial reduction in its present fuel surcharges. While the fuel markets remain highly volatile and general global uncertainty makes further developments here unclear, the prices of crude oil and jet fuel have seen further declines over the past few weeks, prompting these latest reductions.

SWISS announces new Zurich-Lyon service

SWISS customers will soon enjoy non-stop connections between Zurich and Lyon. The new service of four daily frequencies will be introduced with the start of the 2009 summer schedules on 29 March, and will be operated using Avro RJ100 equipment.

SWISS adopts new low fare concept

SWISS is adopting a new fare concept which will guarantee customers lowest ticket prices from Switzerland within Europe, that are no more than CHF 199. Certain other fares will be slightly increased at the same time in the light of general cost developments.

SWISS offers wintery culinary delights from the Dolder Grand

SWISS is treating passengers to menu creations by Heiko Nieder, Chef Fine Dining at The Restaurant in Dolder Grand, as part of its culinary concept, SWISS Taste of Switzerland.

SWISS flights now bookable online by mobile phone

SWISS integrates Kuoni’s range of hotels

SWISS has integrated Kuoni’s range of hotels all over the world into its SWISS.com website. The additions, which have been made under the broader strategic partnership between SWISS and Kuoni that was concluded last year, enable visitors to book not only their flights online but also over 15,000 hotels at 1,800 destinations.

Swiss tempts its guests with Ticino food delights

Swiss’s First and Business Class travellers will be enjoying culinary creations by Urs Gschwend, executive chef at the Aphrodite Restaurant of the Hotel Giardino in Ascona, Southern Switzerland this month. The specialities from Canton Ticino mark the latest chapter in Swiss’s award-winning “Swiss Taste of Switzerland” inflight catering programme.

SWISS First Class: A suite above the clouds

SWISS will be gradually introducing a new First Class cabin from this spring onwards in parallel with its fleet renewal programme. The centrepiece of the new cabin product is the new SWISS First Seat, which offers exclusive design, top inflight comfort and extensive privacy and can be individually adjusted to travellers’ specific wishes and needs. The new ‘suite above the clouds’ marks a further milestone in SWISS’s ongoing quality drive.

SWISS named “Best Airline for Europe” for third year

Once again – for the third year in succession – Swiss International Air Lines has been voted “Best Airline for Europe” by the readers of Germany’s reputed Business Traveller magazine.

SWISS puts first Airbus A330-300 into service

SWISS’s first new Airbus A330-300 embarked on its first revenue flight this week (April 20), taking off from Zurich punctually at 13:00 on LX 14 to New York. The flight’s 227 passengers enjoyed a totally new inflight product in all three seating classes.

SWISS expands its services from Geneva

Swiss International Air Lines is enlarging its range of non-stop services to and from Geneva.

SWISS voted best airline in Europe

Swiss International Air Lines has won the prestigious Skytrax 2009 World Airline Award as ‘Best Airline: Europe’ for its short- and long-haul flights. The distinction stems from the latest survey of millions of air travellers conducted by Skytrax, the reputed UK-based consultants. The award was presented to SWISS in Hamburg yesterday.

SWISS to commence new Zurich-Oslo service

SWISS is to offer a twice-daily service between Zurich and Oslo from mid-June onwards. The flights will be operated using Airbus A319 equipment. With the two new frequencies and a further codeshare flight operated by Star Alliance partner SAS, SWISS customers will enjoy a wide range of services to and from Norway’s capital.

SWISS invests in further fleet renewal

SWISS is investing in its European aircraft fleet: from 2014 on, the carrier’s Avro RJ100s will be gradually replaced by a new generation of “CSeries” aircraft from manufacturer Bombardier. The fleet renewal programme should be completed within just over two years.