A new airline will for the first time operate flights to Zurich from Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport

Cluj-Napoca, September 12, 2023: International Airport Avram Iancu Cluj announces for the first time the new travel opportunity of a new airline, Swiss International Air Lines, which will operate flights to Zurich starting from the summer season of 2024.

Starting from March 28 2024, the airline company Swiss International Air Lines will connect the city of Cluj-Napoca with the city of Zurich, the tourist capital of Switzerland. The flights will be operated with 3 weekly frequencies, on the days of Monday, Thursday and Sunday, and tickets can be booked starting from September 13, 2023, on the airline's website www.swiss.com.  

The new destination will also provide connecting flights to intercontinental destinations, such as:

• every Monday and Sunday, from Cluj - Zurich and from there onwards, to: New York (Newark Airport), Boston, São Paulo and Bangkok;
• every Thursday, from Cluj - Zurich and from there on, to: New York (JFK Airport), Miami, Dubai, Montreal, Boston, Shanghai, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Zurich is the largest city of Switzerland, well known as the cultural, economic and industrial center of the country and one of the most important financial centers of the world. The city is home to several financial institutions, banking giants, the stock market, national and international corporations and, respectively, most of the European research and development centers based in Zurich. Also known as the gateway to the Alps, Zurich is the city with the highest standard of living in the world that has become an attractive tourist destination.

The airport is located 13 kilometers north of Zurich city center and serves the Zurich metropolitan area. This airport is transited annually by more than 22 million passengers and is also the main air hub for Swiss International Air Lines.

Mr. Viorel Federiga, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Airport Avram Iancu Cluj "Cluj International Airport remains a development engine of the region and its efforts to increase the connectivity of the region are today realized through this new route to Zurich, announced for the first time in 2024. The new route will serve, among others, an important community of Romanians of Zurich which exceeds 8.000 people."  

 Mr. David Ciceo, Director General of the International Airport Avram Iancu Cluj sent the following: "Establishing air connections between Cluj-Napoca and Zurich is a moment expected by many passengers and we are delighted that Cluj International Airport will meet the connectivity needs between the two regions, whether it is business or leisure traffic. The decision of a new airline, Swiss International Air Lines to operate flights to its main base of operations in Zurich and further to many destinations from the world's major airports, will thus ensure diversity in the travel options of passengers from all over Transylvania."

International Airport Avram Iancu Cluj - Your travel partner!

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Airline Information:

Swiss International Air Lines Ltd (Swiss) is Switzerland's main airline operating flights from its Zurich and Geneva hubs to more than 100 destinations in 50 countries around the world: Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia.

The main base is at Zurich International Airport (ZRH).

As the national airline of Switzerland, SWISS represents the country's traditional values ​​and is committed to providing the highest quality products and services.

SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group and a member of the Star Alliance, the largest airline network in the world.

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