Swiss International Air Lines is so as to add Kiev to its European route network from the beginning of the 2013/14 winter schedules. The Ukrainian capital will receive daily service from Zurich from 27 October onwards. The flights shall be operated with Airbus A320 equipment seating 152 passengers.
Boeing, the Lufthansa Group and Swiss International Air Lines have announced a commitment today for 6 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes.
The airplanes, worth $1.9 billion at list prices, were selected for the airline’s long-haul fleet renewal.
“The Boeing 777-300ER is the best size and range to fulfill our Swiss market needs,” said Harry Hohmeister, chief executive officer of SWISS.
“We have made a landmark decision to further put money into a complicated aircraft fleet to retain our competitive edge over lots of our competitors who’re operating aircraft with greater than 300 seats on similar routes.”
The Boeing 777-300ER is the most important long-range twin-engine commercial airplane on the earth, seating as much as 386 passengers in a 3-class configuration and has a maximum range of seven,825 nautical miles.
“The 777-300ER is a fave a few of the world’s leading airlines, bringing unrivaled twin-engine efficiency and reliability to the long-range market,” said Todd Nelp, vp of European Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
“We are honoured by SWISS’s decision to place the 777-300ER on the forefront of its fleet renewal and sit up for playing a key role in its future success.”
SWISS is a part of the Lufthansa Group and currently serves 69 destinations across 37 countries worldwide from Zurich, Basel and Geneva international airports with a fleet of greater than 90 narrow and wide-body airplanes.