Edelweiss Air

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Edelweiss Air AG is a Swiss leisure and charter airline and the sister company of Swiss International Air Lines and a subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group. It operates flights to European and intercontinental destinations from its base at Zurich Airport.[1]

History

Early years

File:1al - Edelweiss Air MD-83; HB-IKP@ZRH;06.12.1997 (8063401356).jpg
A former Edelweiss Air McDonnell Douglas MD-83 in 1997.

The airline was founded on 19 October 1995 in Bassersdorf, Switzerland, with just one aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-83. The company's name is derived from the Swiss unofficial national flower, the Edelweiss, which is also painted on its aircraft.

The fleet was subsequently expanded and renewed. In 1998, new Airbus A320-200s were introduced to replace the MD-83s, and in 1999 long-haul flights were commenced using the Airbus A330-200.

For seven consecutive years between 2001 and 2008, Edelweiss Air received the golden Travelstar Award for its achievements.[2]

Until November 2008, Edelweiss Air was wholly owned by Kuoni Travel and had 190 employees,[3] when the operating rights were sold to Swiss International Air Lines, in exchange for sale rights of hotel capacities via the Swiss sales network. Following Swiss International Air Lines being acquired by the German 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.[4]

Developments since 2010

In March 2011, Edelweiss Air added the larger Airbus A330-300 to its fleet, with an order having been placed on 5 April 2010.[5] In July 2015, it was announced that Edelweiss would receive four 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.[6]

In November 2015, Edelweiss introduced a revised livery on one of its Airbus A320-200s which was subsequently applied to the rest of the airline's fleet.[7] In December 2016, Edelweiss Air phased out its sole Airbus A330-200, which was transferred to Brussels Airlines and replaced by Airbus A340-300s inherited from parent Swiss.[8] In 2021, Lufthansa moved Edelweiss Air's two Airbus A330-300s to Eurowings Discover.[9]

On 6 January 2025, Edelweiss Air through a media release announced that the airline will discontinue flights to Havana, Cuba due to declining demand of passengers and the unexpected current conditions at Jose Marti International Airport. The last flight from Zurich to Havana and back to the Swiss city was on 27 February 2025.[10]

Destinations

since August 2024Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Edelweiss Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:[11]

Country City Airport Notes Refs
Argentina Buenos Aires Ministro Pistarini International Airport Terminated [11][12]
Brazil Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Terminated [11]
Salvador Salvador Bahia Airport Terminated [11]
Bulgaria Varna Varna Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Canada Calgary Calgary International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Halifax Halifax Stanfield International Airport Template:Coming soon [13]
Vancouver Vancouver International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Whitehorse Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport Terminated [11]
Cape Verde Boa Vista Aristides Pereira International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [14]
Praia Nelson Mandela International Airport Template:Coming soon [15]
Sal Amílcar Cabral International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11][16]
São Vicente Cesária Évora Airport Template:Coming soon [15]
Colombia Bogotá El Dorado International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [17]
Cartagena Rafael Núñez International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [17]
Costa Rica Liberia Guanacaste Airport [11]
San José Juan Santamaría International Airport [11]
Croatia Pula Pula Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Split Split Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Zadar Zadar Airport Template:Coming soon [18]
Cuba Havana José Martí International Airport Seasonal Terminated [11][19]
Varadero Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport Terminated [11][20]
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport [11]
Paphos Paphos International Airport Terminated [11][20]
Dominican Republic Punta Cana Punta Cana International Airport [11]
Puerto Plata Gregorio Luperón International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11][21]
Egypt Giza Sphinx International Airport [22]
Hurghada Hurghada International Airport [11]
Luxor Luxor International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [23]
Marsa Alam Marsa Alam International Airport [11]
Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh International Airport [11]
Finland Ivalo Ivalo Airport Template:Airline seasonal [24]
Kittilä Kittilä Airport Template:Airline seasonal [24]
Kuusamo Kuusamo Airport Template:Airline seasonal [24]
Rovaniemi Rovaniemi Airport Template:Airline seasonal [24]
France Biarritz Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
Figari Figari–Sud Corse Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Georgia Tbilisi Tbilisi International Airport [25]
Greece Araxos Patras Araxos Airport Template:Airline seasonal
Corfu Corfu International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Chania Chania International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11][20]
Heraklion Heraklion International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Kalamata Kalamata International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Kos Kos International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Rhodes Rhodes International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Samos Samos International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11][20]
Santorini Santorini International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Zakynthos Zakynthos International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Iceland Akureyri Akureyri Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Reykjavík Keflavík International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Italy Cagliari Cagliari Elmas Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Catania Catania–Fontanarossa Airport [11]
Lamezia Terme Lamezia Terme International Airport [11]
Pisa Pisa International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [26]
Olbia Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Jamaica Montego Bay Sangster International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport [27][28]
Aqaba King Hussein International Airport [27][28]
Kosovo Pristina Pristina International Airport [11]
Maldives Malé Velana International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Mauritius Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport [11]
Mexico Cancún Cancún International Airport [11]
Morocco Agadir Agadir–Al Massira Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Marrakesh Marrakesh Menara Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
North Macedonia Ohrid Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Skopje Skopje International Airport [11]
Norway Bergen Bergen Airport [11]
Tromsø Tromsø Airport Template:Airline seasonal [23]
Oman Muscat Muscat International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Salalah Salalah International Airport [22]
Portugal Faro Faro Airport [11]
Funchal Madeira Airport [11]
Ponta Delgada João Paulo II Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Seychelles Mahé Seychelles International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11][29]
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Spain Arrecife Lanzarote Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Fuerteventura Fuerteventura Airport [11]
Jerez de la Frontera Jerez Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Ibiza Ibiza Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Gran Canaria Gran Canaria Airport [11]
La Palma La Palma Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11][30]
Menorca Menorca Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Palma de Mallorca Palma de Mallorca Airport [11]
Santiago de Compostela Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Seville Seville Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Tenerife Tenerife South Airport [11]
Sri Lanka Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11][29]
Sweden Luleå Luleå Airport Template:Coming soon [15]
Switzerland Zurich Zurich Airport Template:Airline hub
Tanzania Kilimanjaro Kilimanjaro International Airport [23]
Zanzibar Abeid Amani Karume International Airport [23]
Thailand Phuket Phuket International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Tunisia Djerba Djerba–Zarzis International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Tunis Tunis–Carthage International Airport Template:Airline seasonal
Begins 18 December 2025		 [11][31]
Turkey Antalya Antalya Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Bodrum Milas–Bodrum Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
Dalaman Dalaman Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
United Kingdom Bristol Bristol Airport [32]
Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport [23]
Inverness Inverness Airport Terminated [23]
Newquay Newquay Airport Template:Airline seasonal [33]
United States Anchorage Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Terminated [11]
Denver Denver International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11][20]
Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport Template:Airline seasonal [11]
San Diego San Diego International Airport Terminated [11]
Orlando Orlando International Airport Terminated [11]
Seattle Seattle–Tacoma International Airport [34]
Tampa Tampa International Airport [11]
Vietnam Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport Terminated [11][29]

Codeshare agreements

Fleet

File:Edelweiss Air Airbus A320-214 HB-IJU (26190479343).jpg
Edelweiss Air Airbus A320-200
File:Edelweiss Air, HB-JMD, Airbus A340-313 (47610165782).jpg
Edelweiss Air Airbus A340-300
File:Airbus A350-900 - HB-IHF from Edelweiss Air at LFBT airport.jpg
New Edelweiss Air Airbus A350-900 at Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport

Current fleet

since March 2025Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Edelweiss Air operates the following aircraft:[36]

Edelweiss Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
J Y+ Y Total
Airbus A320-200 14[37] — — — 174 174
Airbus A340-300 5[37] — 27 76 211 314 To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350-900.[38]
Airbus A350-900 1 5 30 63 246 339 Replacing Airbus A340-300.
Deliveries started from 2025.[38][39]
Total 20 5

Former fleet

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

Edelweiss Air former fleet
Aircraft Total Introduced Retired Ref
Airbus A330-200 2 2000 2016 [8]
Airbus A330-300 2 2011 2021 [9]
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 3 1996 1999 Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

References

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