SWISS: Tickets, Timetables and Facilities

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SWISS International Air Lines History

SWISS International Air lines, often shortened to SWISS, was founded in 2002 after the bankruptcy of Switzerland's former flag carrying Airline, Swissair. Since this time it has been associated with the German airline group, The Lufthansa Group. SWISS’s major hub is located at Zurich Airport which is the biggest airport in Switzerland. The airline specialises in long haul flights, flying all over the world including Europe, North and South America, Africa and Asia. The airline services around 16 million passengers every year travelling to 104 destinations in 48 countries. SWISS International Air Lines is also a member of the Star Alliance which is the world's biggest global air alliance.

SWISS International Air Lines Airports and Destinations

SWISS International Air Lines' main hub is at Zurich Airport, other serviced airports include Geneva International Airport and EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg - which is also where the headquarters are located. Most of the major journeys that SWISS provide will depart from one of these three locations, both domestically and internationally. The most popular destinations that are served by the airline include Zurich, Singapore, Miami, Tel Aviv, Mumbai, London, New York and Chicago!

SWISS International Air Lines Services

SWISS International Air Lines, on all inter-European flights, offer complimentary drink services and snacks are also provided depending on the time of day and duration of your flight. Shorter flights serve cold food, and longer flights, warm meals. There is also a special catering menu available that has to be booked at least 24 hours in advance of your flight. At a number of international airports, SWISS lounges are available for customers; where free Wi-Fi and other such perks are at passengers' disposal. However, access to these lounges is permitted for those with certain class bookings. SWISS provides a frequent-flyer programme, called Miles & More, where credit can be redeemed for discounts on flights and upgrades with any airline within the Star Alliance. Miles & More is the most popular frequent flyer programme in Europe.

SWISS International Air Lines Ticket Types

SWISS International Air Lines supplies 3 different types of tickets: First Class, Business Class and Economy Class. On all flights with SWISS, each passenger is allocated a free baggage allowance of 23 kg which increases to 32 with a Business or First Class ticket. Additional benefits with a Business Class ticket range from priority check-in and boarding, doubling your miles with the Miles & More programme and extras such as a toiletry bag with exclusive accessories and products. SWISS Airlines also offers benefits for groups of up to 40 passengers booking together, with no additional charges to make changes to passengers' details until the tickets are issued.

Popular SWISS routes

Amsterdam to Zurich flight

from £124
Direct flights available
1h25 average duration
43flights per day
Served by
  • TAP Portugal
  • Edelweiss Air
  • Swiss
  • Cityjet
  • Air Baltic
  • Eurowings
  • Helvetic Airways
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Air France
  • Lufthansa
  • KLM Cityhopper
  • KLM
  • easyJet
  • Lufthansa Cityline

Rome to Zurich flight

from £52
Direct flights available
1h30 average duration
37flights per day
Served by
  • Air Baltic
  • Helvetic Airways
  • Air France
  • Vueling
  • KLM
  • Air Serbia
  • Lufthansa
  • Austrian Airlines
  • ITA
  • Eurowings
  • airmax
  • Tuifly
  • Edelweiss Air
  • Air Atlanta Europe
  • easyJet
  • Swiss
  • Turkish Airlines

Zurich to London flight

from £41
Direct flights available
1h35 average duration
91flights per day
Served by
  • Swiss
  • Edelweiss Air
  • Lufthansa Cityline
  • Air France
  • KLM
  • Sas Airways
  • airmax
  • Cityjet
  • Lufthansa
  • Vueling
  • Eurowings
  • Austrian Airlines
  • easyJet
  • BA Cityflyer
  • Brussels Airlines
  • British Airways
  • Iberia
  • KLM Cityhopper
  • Helvetic Airways
  • TAP Portugal
  • Air Baltic

Barcelona to Zurich flight

from £27
Direct flights available
1h45 average duration
48flights per day
Served by
  • ITA
  • Brussels Airlines
  • KLM
  • Air Serbia
  • airmax
  • Swiss
  • Air Europa
  • Air France
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Lufthansa
  • Vueling
  • Helvetic Airways
  • Edelweiss Air
  • Iberia
  • easyJet
  • Eurowings
  • Air Baltic

Berlin to Zurich flight

from £44
Direct flights available
1h25 average duration
43flights per day
Served by
  • Austrian Airlines
  • airmax
  • Lufthansa
  • Air France
  • Air Baltic
  • Tuifly
  • KLM Cityhopper
  • KLM
  • Swiss
  • Edelweiss Air
  • Eurowings
  • Helvetic Airways
  • Brussels Airlines
  • easyJet

Zurich to Barcelona flight

from £35
Direct flights available
1h45 average duration
52flights per day
Served by
  • Vueling
  • Air Nostrum
  • Lufthansa
  • Austrian Airlines
  • ITA
  • easyJet
  • Lufthansa Cityline
  • Eurowings
  • Air Baltic
  • Air Serbia
  • Edelweiss Air
  • Iberia
  • Swiss
  • Helvetic Airways
  • Air Europa
  • Air France
  • KLM

Zurich to Berlin flight

from £44
Direct flights available
1h25 average duration
46flights per day
Served by
  • Lufthansa
  • Air France
  • Helvetic Airways
  • Brussels Airlines
  • Edelweiss Air
  • Eurowings Europe
  • KLM
  • Tuifly
  • Air Baltic
  • KLM Cityhopper
  • PGA-Portugalia Airlines
  • Lufthansa Cityline
  • Swiss
  • easyJet
  • Austrian Airlines
  • airmax
  • Eurowings
  • Smartwings

Zurich to Amsterdam flight

from £123
Direct flights available
1h35 average duration
40flights per day
Served by
  • Lufthansa Cityline
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Air Dolomiti
  • Helvetic Airways
  • easyJet
  • KLM
  • Lufthansa
  • Air Baltic
  • Air France
  • Eurowings
  • Edelweiss Air
  • Swiss
  • Sas Airways
  • KLM Cityhopper
  • Cityjet

Paris to Zurich flight

from £56
Direct flights available
1h10 average duration
45flights per day
Served by
  • Lufthansa Cityline
  • Air Dolomiti
  • Edelweiss Air
  • Eurowings
  • Air Serbia
  • Air Baltic
  • Swiss
  • Cityjet
  • KLM Cityhopper
  • Lufthansa
  • KLM
  • Air France
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Sas Airways
  • Vueling
  • Helvetic Airways

Zurich to Paris flight

from £60
Direct flights available
1h15 average duration
45flights per day
Served by
  • Air France
  • Lufthansa Cityline
  • Helvetic Airways
  • Vueling
  • Eurowings
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Air Dolomiti
  • Air Baltic
  • Air Serbia
  • Edelweiss Air
  • Sas Airways
  • KLM
  • Cityjet
  • Swiss
  • Lufthansa
  • KLM Cityhopper

SWISS destinations

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