Edelweiss Air

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Edelweiss Air
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
WK[1] EDW EDELWEISS
Founded19 October 1995; 28 years ago (1995-10-19)
Parent company
Swiss International Air Lines[4]
HeadquartersKloten, Zürich, Switzerland
Key peopleBernd Bauer (CEO)
FounderNick Grob
Employees540 (January 2015)
Websitewww.flyedelweiss.com

Edelweiss Air

Zürich Airport.[5]

History

Early years

The airline was founded on 19 October 1995 in

Edelweiss
, which is also painted on its aircraft.

The fleet was subsequently expanded and renewed. In 1998, new

Airbus A330-200
.

For seven consecutive years between 2001 and 2008, Edelweiss Air received the golden Travelstar Award for its achievements.[6]

Until November 2008, Edelweiss Air was wholly owned by

Lufthansa Group in 2005, Edelweiss Air also became a subsidiary of Europe's largest airline group at the same time it was acquired by Swiss.[8]

Developments since 2010

In March 2011, Edelweiss Air added the larger

Airbus A340-300s between 2017 and 2018 previously operated by its parent Swiss International Air Lines. The aircraft were used to expand the route network.[10]

In November 2015, Edelweiss introduced a revised

Eurowings Discover.[13]

Destinations

As of April 2024[update], Edelweiss Air flies to the following destinations:[14]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Argentina Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport Terminated [14][15]
Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Terminated [14]
Salvador
 Salvador Bahia Airport Terminated [14]
Bulgaria Varna Varna Airport Seasonal [14]
Cape Verde Boa Vista Aristides Pereira International Airport Terminated [16]
Sal Amílcar Cabral International Airport Seasonal [14][17]
Canada Calgary Calgary International Airport Seasonal [14]
Vancouver Vancouver International Airport Seasonal [14]
Whitehorse Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport Terminated [14]
Colombia Bogotá El Dorado International Airport [18]
Cartagena Rafael Núñez International Airport [18]
Costa Rica Liberia Guanacaste Airport Seasonal [14]
San José Juan Santamaría International Airport [14]
Croatia Dubrovnik Dubrovnik Airport Seasonal [14][19]
Pula Pula Airport Seasonal [14]
Split Split Airport Seasonal [14]
Cuba Havana José Martí International Airport [14]
Varadero Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport Seasonal [14][19]
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport [14]
Paphos Paphos International Airport Seasonal [14][19]
Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport [14]
Puerto Plata
 Gregorio Luperón International Airport Seasonal [14][20]
Egypt Hurghada Hurghada International Airport [14]
Luxor Luxor International Airport Seasonal [21]
Marsa Alam Marsa Alam International Airport [14]
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport [14]
Finland Kittilä Kittilä Airport Terminated [14][22]
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi Airport Seasonal Charter [14]
France Figari Figari–Sud Corse Airport Seasonal [14]
Greece Araxos Patras Araxos Airport Seasonal
Corfu Corfu International Airport Seasonal [14]
Chania Chania International Airport Seasonal [14][19]
Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Seasonal [14]
Kalamata Kalamata International Airport Seasonal [14]
Kos Kos International Airport Seasonal [14]
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Seasonal [14]
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Seasonal [14]
Samos Samos International Airport Seasonal [14][19]
Santorini Santorini (Thira) International Airport Seasonal [14]
Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport Seasonal [14]
Iceland Akureyri Akureyri Airport Seasonal [14]
Italy Cagliari Cagliari Elmas Airport Seasonal [14]
Catania Catania–Fontanarossa Airport [14]
Lamezia Terme Lamezia Terme International Airport [14]
Pisa Pisa International Airport Seasonal [23]
Olbia Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport Seasonal [14]
Jamaica Montego Bay Sangster International Airport Seasonal [14]
Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport [24]
Aqaba King Hussein International Airport [24]
Kosovo Pristina Pristina International Airport [14]
Maldives Malé Velana International Airport Seasonal [14]
Mauritius Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport [14]
Mexico Cancún Cancún International Airport [14]
Morocco Agadir Agadir–Al Massira Airport Seasonal [14]
Marrakesh Marrakesh Menara Airport Seasonal [14]
North Macedonia Ohrid Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport Seasonal [14]
Skopje Skopje International Airport [14]
Norway Bergen
Bergen Airport
 [14]
Tromsø Tromsø Airport Seasonal [21]
Oman Muscat Muscat International Airport Seasonal [14]
Portugal Faro
Gago Coutinho Airport
 [14]
Funchal
Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport
 [14]
Ponta Delgada
Ponta Delgada Airport
 Seasonal [14]
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport Seasonal [14]
Seychelles Mahé Seychelles International Airport Seasonal [14][25]
Spain Arrecife Lanzarote Airport Seasonal [14]
Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Airport [14]
Jerez de la Frontera Jerez Airport Seasonal [14]
Ibiza Ibiza Airport Seasonal [14]
Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Airport [14]
La Palma La Palma Airport Seasonal [14][26]
Menorca Menorca Airport Seasonal [14]
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport [14]
Santiago de Compostela Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport Seasonal [14]
Seville Seville Airport Seasonal [14]
Tenerife Tenerife South Airport [14]
Sri Lanka Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport Seasonal [14][25]
Switzerland Zürich Zurich Airport Hub
Tanzania
Kilimanjaro
 Kilimanjaro International Airport [21]
Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport [21]
Thailand Phuket Phuket International Airport Seasonal [14]
Tunisia Djerba Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Seasonal [14]
Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Seasonal [14]
Bodrum Milas–Bodrum Airport Seasonal [14]
Dalaman Dalaman Airport Seasonal [14]
United Kingdom Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport [21]
Inverness Inverness Airport Terminated [21]
Newquay Newquay Airport Seasonal [27]
United States
Anchorage
 Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Terminated [14]
Denver Denver International Airport Seasonal [14][19]
Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport Seasonal [14]
San Diego San Diego International Airport Seasonal [14]
Orlando
 Orlando International Airport Terminated [14]
Tampa
 Tampa International Airport [14]
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport Terminated [14][25]

Codeshare agreements

Fleet

Airbus A320-200
Airbus A340-300
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
(1997).

Current fleet

As of October 2023, Edelweiss Air operates the following aircraft:[29]

Edelweiss Air fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
J Y+ Y Total
Airbus A320-200
 13[30] — — — 174 174
Airbus A340-300
 5[30] — 27 76 211 314 To be retired and replaced by
Airbus A350-900.[31]
Airbus A350-900
 — 6 30 63 246 339 Deliveries begin 2025. To replace
Airbus A340-300.[31][32]
Total 18 6

Former fleet

In the past, Edelweiss Air has operated the following aircraft:

Edelweiss Air former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Ref
Airbus A330-200
 2 2000 2016 [12]
Airbus A330-300
 2 2011 2021 [13]
McDonnell Douglas MD-83
 3 1996 1999 [33]

References

  1. ^ "IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search". iata.org. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Edelweiss Air Fleet Details and History". Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  3. ^ "List of AOC Holders with Complex Airplanes" (PDF). Federal Office of Civil Aviation. 28 March 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Deutsche Lufthansa AG" (PDF). Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Ground Map". Edelweiss Air. Retrieved 17 September 2011.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Edelweiss Air History & Awards". Archived from the original on 5 June 2009.
  7. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 3 April 2007. p. 76.
  8. ^ "Swiss International buys Edelweiss Air" (Press release).
  9. ^ "Edelweiss orders A330".
  10. ^ "Edelweiss Air to add one more A320, three Swiss A340s". ch-aviation. 9 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Edelweiss Switzerland Flugzeuge erhalten neues Design" [Edelweiss Switzerland aircraft get a new design]. ZRH-Spotter (in German). 14 November 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Switzerland's Edelweiss Air ends A330-200 operations". ch-aviation. 27 December 2016.
  13. ^ a b aerotelegraph.com (German) 1 July 2021
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc "Holiday Destinations". Edelweiss Air.
  15. ^ "Media Relations | Edelweiss". Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Zürich-Flughafen, 6. Juli 2022".
  17. ^ "Edelweiss Air adds 3 African routes in 4Q20". Routesonline. 27 August 2020.
  18. ^ a b "EDELWEISS AIR SCHEDULES COLOMBIA LAUNCH IN NOV 2023". aeroroutes.com. 13 April 2023.
  19. ^ a b c d e f "Media Relations | Edelweiss". Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Flug Zürich - Puerto Plata, Dominikanische Republik | Edelweiss".
  21. ^ a b c d e f "Zürich-Flughafen, 6. Juli 2022".
  22. ^ "Edelweiss adds new scheduled charter routes from Zurich in S18".
  23. ^ "Zürich-Flughafen, 4. Juni 2022".
  24. ^ a b "EDELWEISS AIR ADDS JORDAN SERVICE FROM FEB 2023". Aeroroutes. 9 September 2022.
  25. ^ a b c "Media Relations | Edelweiss". Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  26. ^ "Media Relations | Edelweiss". Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  27. ^ "Zurich". Cornwall Airport Newquay. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Air Canada Begins Edelweiss Air Codeshare in NS24".
  29. ^ "Fleet | Edelweiss". www.flyedelweiss.com. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  30. ^ a b "SWISS and Edelweiss Air - Lufthansa Group". www.lufthansagroup.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  31. ^ a b "Swiss Leisure Airline Edelweiss Will Procure LATAM's Airbus A350-900 To Phase Out Its A340-300 Long-haul Fleet". FL360Aero. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  32. ^ "Edelweiss modernises its long-haul fleet with the Airbus A350-900". Edelweiss Air (Press release). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  33. ^ "Edelweiss Air Fleet of MD80". Airfleets Aviation. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

External links

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