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Swiss Launches New Routes to Toronto and Washington DC

Swiss Launches New Routes to Toronto and Washington DC

Swiss has announced details of its upcoming Summer 2024 timetable, which includes the launch of a new route between Zurich and Toronto, as well as one between Zurich and Washington DC.

Other North American cities served by the airline, including Montreal, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, will also see an increase in service as of next year.

Swiss’s New Zurich–Toronto Route

Swiss will begin its second route to Canada with the launch of service between Zurich (ZRH) and Toronto Pearson (YYZ).

As of May 10, 2024, the Zurich-based airline will operate five weekly seasonal flights between the two cities, with no flights scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays.

As it stands, Air Canada also operates a direct route between Zurich and Toronto, which runs year-round.

This route joins the airline’s pre-existing service to Montreal, which will see additional flights added as of Summer 2024. Furthermore, there are seasonal routes to Calgary and Vancouver with its subsidiary Edelweiss Air, which are set to continue.

The flight times for this new route are as follows:

  • Zurich (ZRH) to Toronto Pearson (YYZ), departing 9:55am, and arriving 1pm
  • Toronto Pearson (YYZ) to Zurich (ZRH), departing 4:35pm, and arriving 6:30am the next day

Westbound, the flight runs at just over nine hours, and eastbound, the flight is set to run at just under eight hours.

The announcement, which is published on the Swiss website, indicates that the route will be served by the Airbus A330-300, with economy, business class, and First Class cabins.

Swiss will begin service to Toronto in 2024

Swiss’s New Zurich–Washington DC Route

Swiss has also announced that it will begin service between Zurich (ZRH) and Washington Dulles (IAD) as of next year.

Beginning on March 28, 2024, Swiss will operate daily flights between Zurich and Washington Dulles (IAD). 

The flight times for this new route are as follows:

  • Zurich (ZRH) to Washington Dulles (IAD), departing 1pm, and arriving 4:20pm
  • Washington Dulles (IAD) to Zurich (ZRH), departing 8:45pm, and arriving 10:50am the next day

The westbound flight is set to last around nine and a half hours, while the eastbound flight is set at just over eight hours.

This will become the airline’s eighth route to the United States, and its subsidiary Edelweiss Air also operates flights to three other US destinations.

The route will be served by the Airbus A330-300, offering a choice of…

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