Switzerland

Helvetic Airways stations Embraer in Bern – new summer flight destinations from the end of May 2025

Helvetic Airways, the Swiss regional airline, will station an Embraer aircraft at Bern-Belp Airport during the upcoming summer flight schedule from the end of May to mid-October. The decision to place another aircraft in Bern underlines the airline's efforts to further expand its presence in Switzerland and in particular to strengthen holiday traffic. In addition to

26. February 2025 11:48

Swiss plans reduced growth

The Swiss airline Swiss wants to significantly reduce its growth this year. Compared to the previous year, the Lufthansa subsidiary plans to limit seat-kilometer growth to just five percent. This step represents a drastic reduction in the growth path of the airline, which had set itself an even more ambitious target last year.

25. February 2025 08:37

Qatar Airways adjusts summer flight schedule: More flights to Frankfurt, fewer to Zurich

Qatar Airways has adjusted its 2025 summer flight schedule. From July 1, 2025, the airline will increase the frequency of flights from Doha to Frankfurt from 18 to 20 flights per week. Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft will be used. From March 30, the start of the summer flight schedule,

24. February 2025 12:37

Ethiopian Airlines adjusts flight schedule to Geneva and Manchester

Ethiopian Airlines is optimising its flight schedule for the connection between Addis Ababa, Geneva and Manchester. From 2 July, the airline is reducing the number of weekly flights on this route from five to three. In return, Ethiopian Airlines will operate an additional connection between Addis Ababa and Manchester three times a week from 3 July.

21. February 2025 05:07

Air Albania expands route network from Tirana

Air Albania, the national airline of Albania, has expanded its route network from Tirana. As Aeroroutes reports, the airline is now offering three weekly flights to Geneva and from February 20, two weekly flights to Vienna. An Airbus A320 will be used on both routes. The expansion of the route network is

20. February 2025 11:36

Pilatus Aircraft AG: Record year 2024 with growth and innovation

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. can look back on an extremely successful 2024 financial year. Despite ongoing challenges in the global economy, the company was able to report the delivery of 153 aircraft to its customers. This is impressive evidence of the high demand for the Swiss aircraft manufacturer's products. With sales of

20. February 2025 05:32

Meteomatics expands to the USA with high-resolution weather model

The Swiss weather technology company Meteomatics, known for its successful European weather model EURO1k, has now also developed a high-resolution weather model for the USA. The new model US1k, like EURO1k, is intended to provide particularly precise, short-term and hyperlocal weather forecasts, especially for intercontinental aviation. Meteomatics CEO Martin Fengler emphasized that with EURO1k the company

19. February 2025 13:22

Vueling reduces presence in Germany and Switzerland

The Spanish airline Vueling has made extensive changes to its summer flight schedule and is cancelling over 40 connections. Airports in Germany and Switzerland are also affected. Passengers in Hamburg, Munich and Zurich in particular must prepare for cancellations. As the aviation portal “Aeroroutes” reports, Vueling is cancelling the route between

19. February 2025 04:31

Zurich Airport calls for better operating conditions and fewer restrictions

In its statement on the Sectoral Transport Plan, Aviation Infrastructure Part (SIL), Zurich Airport AG has emphasised the importance of planned measures to reduce delays and increase safety. At the same time, it warns against further restrictions on flight operations that could endanger the international location. Specifically, the airport supports the measures set out in the SIL

18. February 2025 05:03

Zurich Airport records passenger and cargo growth in January 2025

Zurich Airport recorded a 2025 percent increase in passenger numbers in January 6 compared to the same period last year. A total of 2.084.181 travelers used Switzerland's largest airport, with 1.448.467 local passengers registered. The share of transfer passengers was 30 percent, which corresponds to 629.336 people. The number of flight movements also increased

14. February 2025 11:01