# Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air AG is a Swiss leisure and charter airline 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 will be on 27 February 2025.

## Destinations

As of August 2024, Edelweiss Air flies (or has flown) to the following destinations:
| Country | City | Airport | Notes |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Ministro Pistarini International Airport | Terminated |
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport | Terminated |
| Brazil | Salvador | Salvador Bahia Airport | Terminated |
| Bulgaria | Varna | Varna Airport | Seasonal |
| Canada | Calgary | Calgary International Airport | Seasonal |
| Canada | Halifax | Halifax Stanfield International Airport | Begins 3 July 2025 |
| Canada | Vancouver | Vancouver International Airport | Seasonal |
| Canada | Whitehorse | Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport | Terminated |
| Cape Verde | Boa Vista | Aristides Pereira International Airport | Seasonal |
| Cape Verde | Sal | Amílcar Cabral International Airport | Seasonal |
| Colombia | Bogotá | El Dorado International Airport | Seasonal |
| Colombia | Cartagena | Rafael Núñez International Airport | Seasonal |
| Costa Rica | Liberia | Guanacaste Airport | |
| Costa Rica | San José | Juan Santamaría International Airport | |
| Croatia | Pula | Pula Airport | Seasonal |
| Croatia | Split | Split Airport | Seasonal |
| Croatia | Zadar | Zadar Airport | Begins 28 June 2025 |
| Cuba | Havana | José Martí International Airport $^{Seasonal}$ | Terminated |
| Cuba | Varadero | Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport | Terminated |
| Cyprus | Larnaca | Larnaca International Airport | |
| Cyprus | Paphos | Paphos International Airport | Terminated |
| Dominican Republic | Punta Cana | Punta Cana International Airport | |
| Dominican Republic | Puerto Plata | Gregorio Luperón International Airport | Seasonal |
| Egypt | Giza | Sphinx International Airport | |
| Egypt | Hurghada | Hurghada International Airport | |
| Egypt | Luxor | Luxor International Airport | Seasonal |
| Egypt | Marsa Alam | Marsa Alam International Airport | |
| Egypt | Sharm El Sheikh | Sharm El Sheikh International Airport | |
| Finland | Ivalo | Ivalo Airport | Seasonal |
| Finland | Kittilä | Kittilä Airport | Seasonal |
| Finland | Kuusamo | Kuusamo Airport | Seasonal |
| Finland | Rovaniemi | Rovaniemi Airport | Seasonal |
| France | Figari | Figari–Sud Corse Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Araxos | Patras Araxos Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Corfu | Corfu International Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Chania | Chania International Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Heraklion | Heraklion International Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Kalamata | Kalamata International Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Kos | Kos International Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Mykonos | Mykonos Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Rhodes | Rhodes International Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Samos | Samos International Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Santorini | Santorini International Airport | Seasonal |
| Greece | Zakynthos | Zakynthos International Airport | Seasonal |
| Iceland | Akureyri | Akureyri Airport | Seasonal |
| Iceland | Reykjavík | Keflavík International Airport | Seasonal |
| Italy | Cagliari | Cagliari Elmas Airport | Seasonal |
| Italy | Catania | Catania–Fontanarossa Airport | |
| Italy | Lamezia Terme | Lamezia Terme International Airport | |
| Italy | Pisa | Pisa International Airport | Seasonal |
| Italy | Olbia | Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport | Seasonal |
| Jamaica | Montego Bay | Sangster International Airport | Seasonal |
| Jordan | Amman | Queen Alia International Airport | |
| Jordan | Aqaba | King Hussein International Airport | |
| Kosovo | Pristina | Pristina International Airport | |
| Maldives | Malé | Velana International Airport | Seasonal |
| Mauritius | Port Louis | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport | |
| Mexico | Cancún | Cancún International Airport | |
| Morocco | Agadir | Agadir–Al Massira Airport | Seasonal |
| Morocco | Marrakesh | Marrakesh Menara Airport | Seasonal |
| North Macedonia | Ohrid | Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport | Seasonal |
| North Macedonia | Skopje | Skopje International Airport | |
| Norway | Bergen | Bergen Airport | |
| Norway | Tromsø | Tromsø Airport | Seasonal |
| Oman | Muscat | Muscat International Airport | Seasonal |
| Oman | Salalah | Salalah International Airport | |
| Portugal | Faro | Gago Coutinho Airport | |
| Portugal | Funchal | Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport | |
| Portugal | Ponta Delgada | João Paulo II Airport | Seasonal |
| Seychelles | Mahé | Seychelles International Airport | Seasonal |
| South Africa | Cape Town | Cape Town International Airport | Seasonal |
| Spain | Arrecife | Lanzarote Airport | Seasonal |
| Spain | Fuerteventura | Fuerteventura Airport | |
| Spain | Jerez de la Frontera | Jerez Airport | Seasonal |
| Spain | Ibiza | Ibiza Airport | Seasonal |
| Spain | Gran Canaria | Gran Canaria Airport | |
| Spain | La Palma | La Palma Airport | Seasonal |
| Spain | Menorca | Menorca Airport | Seasonal |
| Spain | Palma de Mallorca | Palma de Mallorca Airport | |
| Spain | Santiago de Compostela | Santiago–Rosalía de Castro Airport | Seasonal |
| Spain | Seville | Seville Airport | Seasonal |
| Spain | Tenerife | Tenerife South Airport | |
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | Bandaranaike International Airport | Seasonal |
| Switzerland | Zurich | Zurich Airport | Base |
| Tanzania | Kilimanjaro | Kilimanjaro International Airport | |
| Tanzania | Zanzibar | Abeid Amani Karume International Airport | |
| Thailand | Phuket | Phuket International Airport | Seasonal |
| Tunisia | Djerba | Djerba–Zarzis International Airport | Seasonal |
| Tunisia | Tunis | Tunis–Carthage International Airport | Seasonal Begins 18 December 2025 |
| Turkey | Antalya | Antalya Airport | Seasonal |
| Turkey | Bodrum | Milas–Bodrum Airport | Seasonal |
| Turkey | Dalaman | Dalaman Airport | Seasonal |
| United Kingdom | Bristol | Bristol Airport | Begins 9 June 2025 |
| United Kingdom | Edinburgh | Edinburgh Airport | |
| United Kingdom | Inverness | Inverness Airport | Terminated |
| United Kingdom | Newquay | Newquay Airport | Seasonal |
| United States | Anchorage | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport | Terminated |
| United States | Denver | Denver International Airport | Seasonal |
| United States | Las Vegas | Harry Reid International Airport | Seasonal |
| United States | San Diego | San Diego International Airport | Terminated |
| United States | Orlando | Orlando International Airport | Terminated |
| United States | Seattle | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport | Begins 2 June 2025 |
| United States | Tampa | Tampa International Airport | |
| Vietnam | Ho Chi Minh City | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | Terminated |

### Codeshare agreements

* Air Canada
* Lufthansa
* Swiss International Air Lines

## Fleet
### Current fleet

As of March 2025, Edelweiss Air operates the following aircraft:
Edelweiss Air fleet :
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Notes |
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | J | Y+ | Y | Total | Notes |
| Airbus A320-200 | 14 | — | — | — | 174 | 174 | |
| Airbus A340-300 | 5 | — | 27 | 76 | 211 | 314 | To be retired and replaced by Airbus A350-900. |
| Airbus A350-900 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 63 | 246 | 339 | Replacing Airbus A340-300. Deliveries started from 2025. |
| Total | 20 | 5 | | | | | |

### Former fleet

In the past, Edelweiss Air has previously operated the following aircraft:
Edelweiss Air former fleet :
| Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired |
| Airbus A330-200 | 2 | 2000 | 2016 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 2 | 2011 | 2021 |
| McDonnell Douglas MD-83 | 3 | 1996 | 1999 |