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SWISS First Lounge named World’s Best Airline Lounge for Dining for 2024

The SWISS First Lounge in Terminal E at Zurich Airport has been named the World’s Best Airline Lounge for Dining at the 2024 World Culinary Awards in Dubai. The distinction underlines the outstanding quality of the gastronomy that SWISS offers its guests in collaboration with its partner gategourmet. Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has earned […]

SWISS takes off with Michelin-starred cuisine from Canton Vaud

SWISS will be serving its First and Business Class guests culinary creations from Canton Vaud from today in the latest iteration of its ‘SWISS Taste of Switzerland’ inflight food and beverage programme. The select meals have been concocted by top chef Franck Giovannini in the gourmet kitchens of the Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville in […]

SWISS to return as naming sponsor of Kloten’s ice hockey stadium

The ice hockey stadium in the town of Kloten adjacent to Zurich Airport is to be known as the ‘SWISS Arena’ again from 1 May 2024. SWISS is resuming its role as naming sponsor of the venue to support its resident ice hockey club EHC Kloten. The collaboration further extends SWISS’s commitment to sports and […]

SWISS brings VISTA’s famed Grisons cuisine aboard

For the latest cycle in its ‘SWISS Taste of Switzerland’ inflight food and beverage programme, which begins today, SWISS is offering culinary specialities from Canton Grisons to First and Business Class travellers on its outbound long-haul flights. The meals are the creation of top chef Sandro Steingruber of the VISTA gourmet restaurant in the Grisons […]

SWISS to provide internet on its short-haul aircraft fleet

SWISS plans to gradually equip its entire short-haul aircraft fleet with broadband internet access from Winter 2024/2025. The installation programme will extend to 59 Airbus A220 and A320-family aircraft. As with its long-haul fleet, SWISS’s customers travelling on European flights will in future enjoy free internet chat access, along with attractive product offers for more […]

SWISS to adopt AI-based flight passenger counts

SWISS has completed the trials of its new digital procedure for counting its passengers during the flight boarding process. In view of the trials’ success, the airline will now replace its present manual passenger counts with a digital process based on artificial intelligence from 2024. The adoption of the new AI-based procedure is planned for […]

Heike Birlenbach named new SWISS Chief Commercial Officer

SWISS has announced an imminent change in its top management: Heike Birlenbach, presently Senior Vice President Customer Experience Lufthansa Group Airlines, is to become SWISS Chief Commercial Officer with effect from 1 January 2024. She succeeds Tamur Goudarzi Pour, who will take over responsibility for the Lufthansa Group’s Customer Experience division. In addition to this […]

SWISS to serve culinary creations from the Kempinski Palace Engelberg aloft

SWISS is taking its premium travellers on a gastronomic trip to Canton Obwalden in Central Switzerland for this year’s winter chapter of its ‘SWISS Taste of Switzerland’ inflight food and beverage programme. Starting from 6th December, customers in SWISS First and SWISS Business on outbound long-haul flights from Switzerland can enjoy the culinary creations of […]

SWISS Entrusts Aircraft Maintenance Services to Turkish Technic

Turkish Technic, a leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider for commercial aircraft, their components and private jets, has recently signed an agreement with Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS), one of Europe’s leading airline operators, for the maintenance services of seven Airbus A330 aircraft. The first aircraft’s maintenance, within the scope of the agreement, will […]

‘LXmas’: experience all the Advent magic with SWISS

Christmas is coming, and SWISS is conducting its ‘LXmas With You’ campaign to mark the Advent season. This year, Switzerland’s leading airline is putting a particular accent on the coming together that is such a key feature of the holiday period, and will be sharing all the joy and anticipation of Christmas both digitally and […]