Despite cancellations of some flights, Switzerland’s national airline, SWISS, will operate additional ones to a number of popular short-haul destinations.
Just days after it confirmed the cancellation of 326 long-haul flights due to the lack of aircraft and staff, the airline announced on April 1st that it will operate 74 additional flights between May and September to various European destinations.
This expansion is made possible by freed-up capacity – that is, planes which don’t currently fly to the Middle East will be “deployed in a targeted manner on routes with strong demand,” the airline said.
As a reminder, SWISS has suspended these flights to the Middle East:
Dubai through May 31
Tel Aviv through May 31
Abu Dhabi through October 24
Amman through October 24
Beirut through October 24
Dammam through October 24
Riyadh through October 24
Erbil through October 24
Muscat through October 24
Tehran through October 24
Which European routes will be expanded?
In all, 74 additional flights will operate between May and September.
“The offering is being strengthened where it is most needed from a seasonal perspective,” SWISS said.
In particular, the airline will increase operations to Málaga, Alicante, Stockholm, Athens, Malta, Porto, Palma de Mallorca, Palermo , Nice, Thessaloniki, and Venice.
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A long-haul flight as well
The Iran conflict has also prompted the airline to increase its flights to India.
As the cancellation of scheduled flights to the Middle East is limiting access to Asia, SWISS is adding, from April 1st and until May 31st, another daily flight from Zurich to Delhi:
Regular flights (daily)
LX146: Zurich 12:10 pm – Delhi arrival 12:35 pm
LX147: Delhi 01:05 am – Zurich 6:20 am
Additional flights (daily)
LX2646: Zurich 7:35 pm – Delhi 7 am
LX2647: Delhi 8:40 am – Zurich: 2 pm
