SWISS to increase capacity on North Atlantic routes

SWISS will increase capacity on North Atlantic routes this summer by using larger aircraft. The carrier will also base its first Bombardier CS300—which it expects to receive in the Q2—in Geneva. From April 22, SWISS will increase Zurich-San Francisco services from 3X-weekly to daily using a Boeing 777-300ER. The carrier will also operate the 777-300ER on 6 of its 12X-weekly Zurich-Chicago O’Hare routes between June and October. As a result, the 777-300ER will be used on daily services over the summer from Zurich to 5 intercontinental destinations—Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Los Angeles and San Francisco. SWISS—which took delivery of its fifth CS100 Dec 30, 2016—expects to receive a minimum of 12 CS100s and CS300s this year <br/>