SWISS International Air Lines has shuffled its frequencies to comply with demand during the 2011/2012 winter timetable period. The reduction of selected frequencies and withdrawal of service to some destinations is being offset by an increase in frequencies on other routes.
The winter timetable will see the airline’s route network out of Zurich include a new destination, Beijing thus joining Hong Kong and Shanghai as Swiss’s third destination in China. In Europe, Swiss will add a seventh daily frequency to London Heathrow as of October 30. Service to Sofia, on the other hand, will cease for economic reasons.
In Geneva, Swiss will expand its operations portfolio in Europe. From October 31, Swiss will boost the number of flights to London City from four to five daily. As of December 16, two daily flights to Moscow will be offered and as of February 10, 2012 Swisswill link Geneva with the Côte d’Azur by serving Nice twice daily with an Airbus A319.
Together with its partner Edelweiss Air Swiss will offers twice weekly flights from Zurich to Cape Town and Colombo, while Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh become two new holiday destinations, served once weekly from Geneva.
The winter timetable will see Swiss serve a total of 72 destinations in 38 countries with a fleet of 88 aircraft (including seven wetlease aircraft). Passengers on all Swiss-operated long-haul flights from Zurich and Geneva can enjoy a standardised, state-of-the-art Business Class that offers optimum travel comfort. With the introduction of its new Business Class Swiss is the only airline in Europe to offer a three-class product on all intercontinental flights.
The new timetable is valid from October 30, 2011 to March 27, 2012.