Swiss International Air Lines
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.
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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 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.
References
Further readin
- Donohue, Ken. "Swiss continues a proud tradition." Airways Magazine: A Global Review o Commercial Flight. Mairch 2008: 22-23, 25, 28.
Freemit airtins
Media relatit tae Swiss International Air Lines at Wikimedia Commons- Offeecial wabsteid
- Swiss World Cargo
- Swiss Aviation Training Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
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