Swiss International Air Lines Ltd.
Corporate Communications
P.O. Box
CH-8058 Zurich Airport
Switzerland
SWISS is Switzerland’s national airline, and its 76-aircraft fleet serves 76 destinations (summer schedules) around the world from its Zurich hub and from Basel and Geneva international airports. As part of the Lufthansa Group and a member of the global Star Alliance, SWISS will remain true to its mission of providing quality air services that link Switzerland with Europe and the world.
People who fly with SWISS should always feel at home. And, with its core values of “personal care”, “Swiss hospitality” and “quality in every detail”, SWISS will continue to maintain its high market profile as Switzerland’s national airline.
Top management
| Chairman of the Board |
Rolf P. Jetzer |
| Chief Executive Officer |
Christoph Franz |
| Chief Financial Officer |
Marcel Klaus |
| Chief Operating Officer |
Gaudenz Ambühl |
| Chief Network & Distribution Officer |
Harry Hohmeister |
| Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer |
Christoph Beckmann |
Extended Management
| Chief Cargo Officer |
Oliver Evans |
| Chief Technical Officer |
Peter Wojahn |
Head office
Basel, Switzerland
Passengers carried in 2007
12.2 million
Aircraft fleet (as of May 30, 2008)
| Aircraft type |
Number |
Average age in years |
| Airbus A319 |
7 |
10.9 |
| Airbus A320 |
19 |
10.6 |
| Airbus A321 |
6 |
11.3 |
| Airbus A330 |
10 |
8.6 |
| Airbus A340 |
15 |
6.5 |
| Avro RJ100 |
20 |
10.3 |
| TOTAL |
77 |
9.6 |
Further aircraft are operated for SWISS under wet-lease arrangements:
| Boeing 737 Business Jet |
of Privatair (on the Zurich-Newark route) |
| Saab 2000 |
of Darwin Airline (on the Zurich-Lugano route) |
| Fokker 100 |
of Helvetic Airways (on the Zurich-Manchester, Zurich-Budapest, Zurich-Birmingham and Zurich-Brussels route) |
| Fokker 100 |
Contact Air (Zurich-Warsaw/Zurich-Venice/Zurich-Stuttgart) |
| BAE 143 |
Flightline (on the Zurich-Prague route) |
Destinations served in the 2008 summer schedule
As of the 2008 winter schedule, SWISS serves 76 destinations in 42 countries. Of these destinations, 48 are in Europe and 28 are intercontinental.
Key SWISS scheduled services statistics for January to march 2008
| Total passengers carried |
2'999’517 |
| Total flights performed |
31’943 |
| Available seat-kilometres (million) |
8’223 |
| Revenue passenger-kilometres (million) |
6’316 |
| Seat load factor |
76.8% |
Personnel (as of february 29, 2008)
Swiss International Air Lines (Group)
| Total personnel |
7’359 |
| Pilots |
1’343 |
| Flight attendants |
3’083 |
