The Local Switzerland

Swiss removes rule requiring two people in cockpit at all times

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 12:27:03 +0200

Swiss International Air Lines is to abolish a rule requiring two people to be in the cockpit at all times after a comprehensive safety review.

Plane from US forced to abort Geneva landing

Fri, 06 Nov 2015 11:30:47 +0100

A Swiss International Air Lines plane flying from New York to Geneva was forced on Thursday to abandon a landing at the Swiss city's airport at the last minute because of a problem with its autopilot landing system, the carrier said.

Anger over autistic kid kicked off Swiss plane

Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:44:33 +0200

Swiss International Air Lines is facing embarrassment after it kicked an Israeli family off a flight to Geneva from Zurich because their eight-year-old autistic boy was crying uncontrollably.

Germanwings cuts flight to Zurich after crash

Tue, 24 Mar 2015 16:40:22 +0100

Germanwings, the budget airline owned by Lufthansa, cancelled a flight from Düsseldorf to Zurich on Tuesday afternoon following the crash of one of its planes in the French Alps that is believed to have killed all 150 people on board.

Bird strike aborts Swiss flight from Zurich to US

Tue, 09 Sep 2014 23:45:00 +0200

An Airbus 330-300 plane carrying 180 people to New York from Zurich was forced to return to the Swiss city on Tuesday after a bird got sucked into one of the aircraft’s engines.

Aborted Swiss airlines take-off injures four

Thu, 27 Mar 2014 21:07:00 +0100

Four passengers were injured after a Swiss International Air Lines plane had to abandon take-off because of an engine failure at London's City Airport on Thursday, officials said.

Swiss fine 11 airlines for fixing freight rates

Fri, 10 Jan 2014 12:07:00 +0100

Switzerland's competition authority said on Friday that it had fined 11 airlines for fixing the freight market a decade ago, with Air France-KLM hit with the highest penalty.

Swiss launches daily flights to Ukraine capital

Sun, 27 Oct 2013 22:57:00 +0100

Swiss International Air Lines launched its new service between Zurich and Kiev on Sunday while rejigging winter service on other routes.

Robbed Swiss plane had $93 million: report

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:53:00 +0200

A Swiss International Air Lines plane robbed of $1.2 million was carrying an additional $91.8 million when it flew from Zurich to New York over the weekend, America's ABC News is reporting.

Swiss airline 'loses' $1.2 million at JFK airport

Wed, 26 Jun 2013 01:04:00 +0200

American police are investigating the theft of $1.2 million in cash from the hold of a Swiss International Air Lines plane that arrived in New York’s JFK International Airport over the weekend from Zurich.

Swiss orders Boeings as 2012 profits slump

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:48:00 +0100

Swiss International Air Lines recorded a 31 percent drop in operating profit for 2012 from the previous year despite a slight increase in revenues in a market environment it described on Thursday as "still difficult".

Swiss makes Muslims cross over billboard ads

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:58:00 +0200

Swiss International Air Lines is raising hackles among Muslims over a slogan used in a recent German-language publicity campaign.

Reclining seat row sparked Swiss plane fight

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:11:00 +0200

A fight between Chinese passengers that forced the return on Sunday to Zurich of a Swiss International Air Lines plane bound for Beijing was sparked by an alcohol-fuelled dispute over a reclining seat, a news website says.

Swiss passenger numbers soar

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:17:00 +0200

Swiss International Air Lines saw passenger numbers rise nearly six percent in the first quarter of the year, the airline said on Tuesday.