Gregor Koncilja: ‘London Heathrow to Geneva route is now top of our agenda’

Chocks away! SWISS puts on record number of flights between the UK and Switzerland

Following a profitable 2009 SWISS International Airlines is increasing the number of flights between the UK and Switzerland, boosting its services between the two countries to 430 flights every week. Busiest route is between Heathrow and Geneva, with six daily flights between 7am to 7.30pm.

In addition, the airline is offering four flights a day between London City and Geneva, as well as adding an additional frequency to Zurich on Saturdays.

A jubilant Gregor Koncilja UK manager for SWISS, said the increasing number of flights was due to the company’s strong financial situation.

At a time when other airlines had been posting heavy losses, SWISS had enjoyed a net profit of CHF 113 million (£66.8 million) for the first nine months of 2009.

He said the Heathrow-Geneva route was now “top of our radar”, and added: “We are delighted by these six new daily frequencies from Heathrow to Geneva, which we have been able to add in response to customer demand.

“They increase the number of daily flights to Switzerland by up to 33 per cent.

“We are confident our prime schedules, competitive all-inclusive fares and, importantly for leisure travellers, free transportation of ski equipment will prove popular with our passengers.

“Geneva is the primary gateway to the Swiss, French and Italian Alps, and an important destination for many West London based Britons owning properties in the region.”

SWISS have flights linking Heathrow, London City, Manchester and Birmingham with Geneva, Zurich and Basle.

From its three Swiss hubs the company’s fleet of 86 aircraft serves 90 destinations in 42 countries around the world.