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Foondit | 2002 (as Swiss Air Lines Ltd)[1] | ||||||
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Hubs | Zurich Airport | ||||||
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Frequent-fleer program | Miles & More | ||||||
Alliance | Star Alliance | ||||||
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Fleet size | 68 | ||||||
Destinations | 84 [2] | ||||||
Company slogan | 'Our sign is a promise' (English) 'Unser Zeichen ist ein Versprechen' (German) | ||||||
Parent company | Lufthansa Group | ||||||
Heidquarters | EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg near Basel, Swisserland Register: Basel[3] | ||||||
Key fowk | Harry Hohmeister (President and CEO)[4] | ||||||
Revenue | CHF 5.2 billion (2012)[5] | ||||||
Profit | CHF 212 million (2012) | ||||||
Wabsteid | swiss.com |
Swiss International Air Lines AG (short: Swiss) is the flag carrier[6] airline o Swisserland operatin scheduled services in Europe an tae North Americae, Sooth Americae, Africae an Asie. Its main hub is Zurich Airport (ZRH). The airline wis formit efter the 2002 bankruptcy o Swissair, Swisserland's umwhile flag carrier.
Swiss is a subsidiar o the German airline group the Lufthansa Group, wi heidquairters at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg near Basel, Swisserland, an a office at Zurich Airport in Kloten, Swisserland.[7] The company's registered office is in Basel.[8]
The airline uisses the IATA Code LX that it inheritit frae the Swiss regional airline Crossair (Swissair's code wis SR). The ICAO code is SWR, inheritit frae Swissair (Crossair's wis CRX), in order tae keep internaitional traffec richts.
Swiss International Air Lines CEO Harry Hohmeister told ATW he is expecting a difficult second half of 2011 for the carrier owing to high fuel prices, political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa and the natural and nuclear disasters in Japan.(subscription needit)
Switzerland’s de facto flag carrier has started offering low-cost flights starting at CHF49 (EUR40/USD51) from Geneva to a number of popular destinations such as Madrid and Nice.