Swiss International Air Lines
A SWISS Boeing 777-300ER | |||||||
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| Founded | 31 March 2002 | ||||||
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| AOC # | CH.AOC.1006 | ||||||
| Hubs | Zurich Airport | ||||||
| Secondary hubs | Geneva Airport | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Miles & More | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance | ||||||
| Subsidiaries | Edelweiss Air | ||||||
| Fleet size | 94 | ||||||
| Destinations | 120 | ||||||
| Parent company | Lufthansa Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Obstgartenstrasse 25, near Zurich Airport, Kloten, Switzerland | ||||||
| Key people | Jens Fehlinger (CEO) | ||||||
| Revenue | CHF 4.41 billion (2022) | ||||||
| Operating income | CHF 456 million (2022) | ||||||
| Employees | 8,048 (December 2022) | ||||||
| Website | swiss | ||||||
Swiss International Air Lines AG, stylised as SWISS, is the flag carrier of Switzerland and a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, as well as a Star Alliance member. It operates scheduled services in Europe and to North America, South America, Africa and Asia. Zurich Airport serves as its main hub, and Geneva Airport as its secondary hub.
The company maintains its registered office and operational headquarters in Kloten, near Zurich Airport.
The airline was formed following the bankruptcy in 2002 of Swissair, Switzerland's then-flag carrier. The new airline was built around what had been Swissair's regional subsidiary, Crossair. Swiss retains Crossair's IATA code LX (Swissair's code was SR). It assumed Swissair's old ICAO code of SWR (Crossair's was CRX) to maintain international traffic rights.