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Flag Carrier SWISS Unveils New 2025 Summer Routes 

DALLAS — SWISS International Airlines (LX), the Swiss flag carrier, has revealed new summer 2025 routes. 

New nonstop flights from Zurich (ZRH) to Germany, France, Serbia, and Croatia will be available from March 2025.

New Summer Destinations

During the summer months, and particularly the peak season months July and August, LX will operate the following non-stop connections:

• Zurich (ZRH) - Niš (INI) operated on Mondays and Thursdays

• Zurich (ZRH) - Heringsdorf (HDF) operated on Saturdays

• Zurich (ZRH) - Montpellier (MPL) operated on Mondays and Fridays

• Zurich (ZRH) - Dubrovnik (DBV) with five weekly flights starting from April 17, 2025, with Edelweiss (WK)

The daily Geneva (GVA)—Berlin (BER) flight, launched in the winter of 2024, will remain active in the summer of 2025.

Increased Flight Frequency 

In addition to introducing new summer destinations, Swiss (LX) is proposing increased frequency for some European destinations in the summer months, including Manchester (MAN), Krakow (KRR), Košice (KSC), and Copenhagen (CPH).

In the summer months, the new overseas destinations of Washington DC (IAD), Toronto (YYZ), and Seoul (ICN) will also be operated.

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