Edelweiss Air


Edelweiss Air AG is a Swiss leisure 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.

History

Early years

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.
Until November 2008, Edelweiss Air was wholly owned by Kuoni Travel and had 190 employees, 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.

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. 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.
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. 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. In 2021, Lufthansa moved Edelweiss Air's two Airbus A330-300s to Eurowings Discover.
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.

Destinations

, Edelweiss Air flies to the following destinations:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
ArgentinaBuenos AiresMinistro Pistarini International Airport
BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport
BrazilSalvadorSalvador Bahia Airport
BulgariaVarnaVarna Airport
CanadaCalgaryCalgary International Airport
CanadaHalifaxHalifax Stanfield International Airport
CanadaVancouverVancouver International Airport
CanadaWhitehorseErik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
Cape VerdeBoa VistaAristides Pereira International Airport
Cape VerdePraiaNelson Mandela International Airport
Cape VerdeSalAmílcar Cabral International Airport
Cape VerdeSão VicenteCesária Évora Airport
ColombiaBogotáEl Dorado International Airport
ColombiaCartagenaRafael Núñez International Airport
Costa RicaLiberiaGuanacaste Airport
Costa RicaSan JoséJuan Santamaría International Airport
CroatiaPulaPula Airport
CroatiaSplitSplit Airport
CroatiaZadarZadar Airport
CubaHavanaJosé Martí International Airport Seasonal
CubaVaraderoJuan Gualberto Gómez Airport
CyprusLarnacaLarnaca International Airport
CyprusPaphosPaphos International Airport
Dominican RepublicPunta CanaPunta Cana International Airport
Dominican RepublicPuerto PlataGregorio Luperón International Airport
EgyptGizaSphinx International Airport
EgyptHurghadaHurghada International Airport
EgyptLuxorLuxor International Airport
EgyptMarsa AlamMarsa Alam International Airport
EgyptSharm El SheikhSharm El Sheikh International Airport
FinlandIvaloIvalo Airport
FinlandKittiläKittilä Airport
FinlandKuusamoKuusamo Airport
FinlandRovaniemiRovaniemi Airport
FranceBiarritzBiarritz Pays Basque Airport
FranceFigariFigari–Sud Corse Airport
GeorgiaTbilisiTbilisi International Airport
GreeceAraxosPatras Araxos Airport
GreeceCorfuCorfu International Airport
GreeceChaniaChania International Airport
GreeceHeraklionHeraklion International Airport
GreeceKalamataKalamata International Airport
GreeceKosKos International Airport
GreeceMykonosMykonos Airport
GreeceRhodesRhodes International Airport
GreeceSamosSamos International Airport
GreeceSantoriniSantorini International Airport
GreeceZakynthosZakynthos International Airport
IcelandAkureyriAkureyri Airport
IcelandReykjavíkKeflavík International Airport
IrelandCorkCork Airport
ItalyCagliariCagliari Elmas Airport
ItalyCataniaCatania–Fontanarossa Airport
ItalyLamezia TermeLamezia Terme International Airport
ItalyPisaPisa International Airport
ItalyOlbiaOlbia Costa Smeralda Airport
JamaicaMontego BaySangster International Airport
JordanAmmanQueen Alia International Airport
JordanAqabaKing Hussein International Airport
KosovoPristinaPristina International Airport
MaldivesMaléVelana International Airport
MauritiusPort LouisSir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport
MexicoCancúnCancún International Airport
MoroccoAgadirAgadir–Al Massira Airport
MoroccoMarrakeshMarrakesh Menara Airport
NamibiaWindhoekHosea Kutako International Airport
Begins 1 June 2026
North MacedoniaOhridOhrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport
North MacedoniaSkopjeSkopje International Airport
NorwayBergenBergen Airport
NorwayTromsøTromsø Airport
OmanMuscatMuscat International Airport
OmanSalalahSalalah International Airport
PortugalFaroFaro Airport
PortugalFunchalMadeira Airport
PortugalPonta DelgadaJoão Paulo II Airport
SeychellesMahéSeychelles International Airport
South AfricaCape TownCape Town International Airport
SpainArrecifeLanzarote Airport
SpainFuerteventuraFuerteventura Airport
SpainJerez de la FronteraJerez Airport
SpainIbizaIbiza Airport
SpainGran CanariaGran Canaria Airport
SpainLa PalmaLa Palma Airport
SpainMenorcaMenorca Airport
SpainPalma de MallorcaPalma de Mallorca Airport
SpainSantiago de CompostelaSantiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport
SpainSevilleSeville Airport
SpainTenerifeTenerife South Airport
Sri LankaColomboBandaranaike International Airport
SwedenLuleåLuleå Airport
SwitzerlandZurichZurich Airport
TanzaniaKilimanjaroKilimanjaro International Airport
TanzaniaZanzibarAbeid Amani Karume International Airport
ThailandPhuketPhuket International Airport
TunisiaDjerbaDjerba–Zarzis International Airport
TunisiaTunisTunis–Carthage International Airport
Begins 18 December 2025
TurkeyAntalyaAntalya Airport
TurkeyBodrumMilas–Bodrum Airport
TurkeyDalamanDalaman Airport
United Kingdom BristolBristol Airport
United Kingdom NewquayNewquay Airport
United Kingdom EdinburghEdinburgh Airport
United Kingdom InvernessInverness Airport
United StatesAnchorageTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport
United StatesDenverDenver International Airport
United StatesLas VegasHarry Reid International Airport
United StatesSan DiegoSan Diego International Airport
United StatesOrlandoOrlando International Airport
United StatesSeattleSeattle–Tacoma International Airport
United StatesTampaTampa International Airport
VietnamHo Chi Minh CityTan Son Nhat International Airport