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Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A321

Swiss International Air Lines was formed after the 2001 bankruptcy of Swissair, Switzerland's former flag carrier. The failed airline's biggest creditors, Credit Suisse and UBS, arranged to sell Swissair's assets to Crossair, the regional counterpart to the transatlantic Swissair (both Swissair and Crossair were under the same holding company, called SRGroup). Crossair then changed its name to SWISS, and the new national airline started its operations on March 31, 2002.

Swiss International Air Lines operates mainly from Zurich International Airport in Zürich, Switzerland and Cointrin International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland. Swiss International Air Lines uses the IATA Call Code LX, which it inherited from Crossair (Swissair's code was SR).


After two series of significant downsizing, SWISS currently operates a fleet of 81 aircraft, of which 20 are long-haul, 22 medium-haul, and 39 regional aircraft. The following is a list of the current SWISS fleet at January 2004:

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Swiss International Air Lines Airbus A319

  • Airbus A319
  • Airbus A320
  • Airbus A321
  • Airbus A330
  • Airbus A340 (currently being delivered)
  • MD-11 (currently being phased out)
  • Avro RJ 85
  • Avro RJ 100
  • Embraer ERJ 145
  • Saab 2000

By the year 2006, SWISS plans to phase out the Avro RJ's as well as the Saab 2000 with the introduction of the Embraer 170 and 195's which are currently undergoing final testing and certification.

After almost a year of disputes, SWISS was finally accepted in the oneworld Airline alliance, after having been blocked by British Airways, with which SWISS competes on many long-haul routes. On June 3, 2004, SWISS announced its decision not to join oneworld because SWISS didn't want to integrate its current frequent flyer program into oneworld's Executive Club.

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Swiss International Air Lines McDonnell Douglas MD-83, now phased out

Table of contents
1 Destinations

1.1 Africa
1.2 Asia

1.2.1 East Asia
1.2.2 South Asia
1.2.3 Southeast Asia
1.2.4 Southwest Asia

1.3 Europe
1.4 North America
1.5 South America

2 External links
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Destinations

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Africa

  • Cameroon
    • Douala
    • Yaoundé
  • Egypt
    • Cairo (Cairo International Airport)
  • Equatorial Guinea
    • Malabo
  • Kenya
    • Nairobi (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport)
  • Libya
  • South Africa
    • Johannesburg (Johannesburg International Airport)
  • Tanzania
    • Dar Es Salaam
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Asia

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East Asia

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South Asia

  • India
    • Mumbai (Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport)
  • Pakistan
    • Karachi (Karachi International Airport)
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Southeast Asia

  • Singapore
    • Singapore (Changi International Airport)
  • Thailand
    • Bangkok (Don Muang International Airport)
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Southwest Asia

  • Israel
    • Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion International Airport)
  • Oman
    • Muscat (Seeb International Airport)
  • Saudi Arabia
    • Jeddah
    • Riyadh (King Khalid International Airport)
  • United Arab Emirates
    • Dubai (Dubai International Airport)
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Europe

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North America

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South America

  • Brazil
    • São Paulo (Guarulhos International Airport)
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External links


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