SWISS to introduce new services to Osaka and Washington, D.C.
SWISS is to modify and expand its services in view of the coming delivery of two further Boeing 777-300ER aircraft which were purchased in 2018. Osaka (Japan) and Washington, D.C. (USA) will be added to the SWISS long-haul network, with non-stop service by Airbus A330/A340 aircraft, from March 2020. The Japanese capital of Tokyo will receive daily Boeing 777-300ER service from February 2020. And the type will also be deployed on Zurich-Miami flights from Summer 2020, providing the route with year-round Boeing 777-300ER services.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will put two further Boeing 777-300ERs into service in the first quarter of 2020. The aircraft were ordered in May 2018. As a result of their arrival, SWISS will be adding two further destinations - Osaka and Washington, D.C. - to its Zurich-based long-haul route network, and will be switching two existing destinations - Tokyo and Miami - to service with the Boeing 777-300ER, the largest aircraft in its long-haul fleet.
SWISS will introduce a five-times-weekly non-stop service between Zurich and Osaka on 1 March 2020, making it the only airline to operate this route. Osaka is Japan's third-biggest city, with over 2.5 million inhabitants. The city is a major business centre and has a large commercial port. Osaka joins Tokyo as SWISS's second Japanese destination. The new service will be operated with Airbus A340-300 aircraft, which offer 223 seats.
SWISS will also be extending the services with its Boeing 777-300ER aircraft to routes which are currently operated using smaller Airbus A330 and A340 equipment. The Zurich-Tokyo route will be operated with Boeing 777-300ERs from February 2020 onwards, and the Zurich-Miami route will switch to all-Boeing 777-300ER service from Summer 2020. The larger-capacity Boeing 777-300ERs are being introduced on both routes in response to the substantial customer demand in both passenger and cargo terms.