Edelweiss Air launches Alicante, Funchal and Tampa from Zurich; six Airbus fleet serves over 40 summer destinations
Edelweiss Air is a Swiss-based leisure carrier belonging to the Lufthansa Group. Which destinations is it serving from Zurich this summer and with what frequencies? Which destinations does it serve year-round, and which are winter-only destinations? And where does it fly to from Geneva?













Our editor attends a route launch at his very own emerging local airport. We have lots of photos (and mince pies) and we speculate on what might be next for the re-born London Oxford Airport.
The start of the European ski season is imminent so we take a look at which airlines have started new routes to the major airports serving the ski market. And which UK LCC has resorted to poetry to entice passengers?
The Swiss regional is already six-years-old and starting three new routes this week. How comprehensive is its Geneva-based network and which routes have proven unworthy of further support?
Zurich’s traffic has still not passed the dizzy heights of 2000 but traffic across Switzerland’s major airports did set a new record in 2008. Apart from Swiss which other carriers are significant? Which new routes have LCCs been adding?
Anyone operating Q400s must be facing anxious times. Flybaboo only has one but it represents one-third of its total fleet. But this Geneva-based regional, which is celebrating its fourth birthday, will become a jet operator in 2008. What are its key routes and what competition does the airline face?