11 March, 2024
SWISS names one of its aircraft after the Nendaz region
20 February, 2024
CFO Markus Binkert to leave SWISS after 19 years
SWISS Chief Financial Officer Markus Binkert has decided to leave the company after more than 19 years. He will take on new duties as CEO of the SV Group.
A tangible impact on the SWISS look
02 January, 2024
SWISS to serve new European destinations in Summer 2024
New Oslo service from Geneva
13 December, 2023
Top level changes at SWISS
12 December, 2023
Heike Birlenbach named new SWISS Chief Commercial Officer
07 December, 2023
SWISS to serve culinary creations from the Kempinski Palace Engelberg aloft
Starting today and for the next three months, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will be offering its First and Business Class guests on its long-haul services from Switzerland exclusive culinary delights from the kitchen of the Kempinski Palace Engelberg. The meals are the creations of Michéle Müller, executive chef at the five-star superior hotel in Engelberg, Canton Obwalden. Müller’s offerings for her SWISS inflight guests reflect her international experience, while also drawing inspiration from the Kempinski Palace Engelberg menus. The hotel, which is nestled in the Central Swiss Alps, is a member of the reputed Kempinski Group, and is the proud holder of 14 GaultMillau points.
“We are delighted to be able to offer our inflight guests these creations by Michéle Müller,” says Julia Hillenbrand, Head of Brand Experience at SWISS. “Michéle works with surprising ingredients, and interprets classic dishes with her own distinctive flair. So our passengers can look forward to some genuine culinary highlights from the Kempinski Palace Engelberg’s five-star kitchens.”
“I spent several years cooking in the Middle East,” adds Michéle Müller, “and my experiences there made a lasting impression on me. That’s why I like to develop my dishes with exotic spices that breathe new life into classic concoctions. And I’m honoured that I can now share my creations with SWISS’s passengers, too.”
Tasty treats from the Kempinski Palace Engelberg’s culinary world
25 October, 2023
SWISS to temporarily welcome all Economy Class travellers at Check-in 3
Extensive and individual information
17 October, 2023
SWISS forced to replace crew protective breathing equipment.
17 September, 2023
SWISS to expand its short- and long-haul networks in Summer 2024
SWISS is set to tangibly expand its route network in its 2024 summer schedules, adding two new long-haul destinations to be served from Zurich and two new points within Europe. Its intercontinental network will see the addition of Washington, DC in the USA and Toronto in Canada; and its European network will be enlarged with new services to Košice in Slovakia and Cluj-Napoca in Romania.
New services to Washington, DC and Toronto
16 September, 2023
SWISS to enlarge Premium Economy cabin for its Airbus A350s
The addition of the Airbus A350-900 to the Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) aircraft fleet, which has been scheduled for 2025 onwards, is taking further shape. Switzerland’s biggest airline has now finalized the specifications for the factory-new long-haul twinjets’ passenger cabins, marking a further milestone in the project to date. SWISS has thus determined how large each seating cabin will be, along with their seat configurations, aisles, toilets and galleys, and has also finalized how many seats will be available in each class of travel. The new Airbus A350-900s will also feature the new ‘SWISS Senses’ cabin concept, which will offer SWISS customers a totally new and more personalized air travel experience.
Premium Economy Class enlarged
28 July, 2023
SWISS says farewell to a fleet icon
After more than 27 years of service with Swissair and SWISS, Airbus A321 HB-IOC, the oldest member of the SWISS fleet, has made its final flight. The aircraft, which was widely known as the ‘Olympic Plane’ in view of its IOC (International Olympic Committee) registration, was flown to Castellón in Spain, where it was subsequently dismantled. As part of this phase-out process, SWISS has also been trialling a pilot project to see how various parts and components can be re-used and recycled more sustainably in ecological and economic terms. So aviation fans and design enthusiasts can look forward to some very special souvenirs.
12 June, 2023
SWISS serves meal creations from the ‘Aux Trois Amis’ restaurant in Canton Bern to its inflight guests
Twenty years of gourmet dining aloft
11 May, 2023
Gstaad Palace becomes the first hotel to purchase sustainable aviation fuel for all its SWISS business travel
09 May, 2023
SWISS names Airbus A220 after Viamala region
06 May, 2023
SWISS reports CHF 78.4 million operating result for the first-quarter period and goes debt free
27 April, 2023
SWISS pledge to increase long-haul services during its winter schedule
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to expand its range of long-haul services in the coming winter schedules in response to continuing growing demand.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is to expand its range of long-haul services in the coming winter schedules in response to continuing growing demand.
07 April, 2023
SWISS to trial passenger count using artificial intelligence
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New-look Non-Schengen lounge at Zurich Airport opens for SWISS
SWISS is reopening its Non-Schengen Lounge in Zurich Airport’s Terminal D.
Extending over 650 square metres, the fully refurbished lounge offers travellers a comfortable retreat with appealing views of the airport’s apron activity and the Alps beyond. The lounge is available to all Business Class and First Class travellers along with Senators and HON Circle members of SWISS and the Lufthansa Group, and Business Class travellers on further Star Alliance airlines.