From 19 December, Edelweiss will launch a new weekly service from Zurich to Luleå in Swedish Lapland. In addition, the airline is expanding its network with two new connections to the Cape Verde Islands: São Vicente will be served on Wednesdays and Praia on Thursdays. Edelweiss will also extend its summer destinations, Bilbao and Tbilisi, into the winter season.

Additional frequencies within Europe

easyJet is expanding its offering to the United Kingdom and Southeast Europe: the airline will introduce a new daily flight from Zurich to Pristina, Kosovo, and will operate two weekly flights to Bristol.

Condor will be present at Zurich Airport for the first time during the winter season and will increase the number of daily flights between Zurich and Frankfurt from two to three.

More long-haul flights

After a three-year break, Edelweiss will resume twice-weekly nonstop flights to Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Maldives will once again be served exclusively by direct flights.

The airline is also increasing frequencies on several routes: Punta Cana will now be served three times per week; Puerto Plata and Montego Bay, twice per week from mid-December; Cape Town, five times per week; and Phuket, four times per week.

Stronger connections to Muscat and Abu Dhabi

The Middle East will be even better connected in the upcoming winter schedule. Oman Air is returning to Zurich and will operate four weekly flights to Muscat. At the same time, Etihad Airways is strengthening its presence: starting 1 November, the airline will increase flights from Abu Dhabi to Zurich from 13 to 16 per week, deploying an Airbus A321LR three times weekly.

First Airbus A350 in Service at SWISS

Following Edelweiss, SWISS will also put its first Airbus A350 into service this fall. The new aircraft landed in Zurich on 9 October 2025. The first passenger flight is scheduled for 25 October from Zurich to Palma de Mallorca, with the first long-haul flight to Boston planned for 20 November.

The winter timetable 2025/26 is valid until 28 March 2026.