Bengaluru – or Bangalore – will be added to Swiss's catalogue from October. The airline plans to operate five flights per week from Zurich to India's Silicon Valley. Departure from the airport of Zurich It is scheduled to run daily, except on Mondays and Wednesdays, departing at 1:20 PM. The aircraft will reach Bengaluru the following day at 2:55 AM. The return flight (LX141) will operate daily, except on Tuesdays and Thursdays. It will depart from Bengaluru at 4:50 AM, arriving in Zurich at 10:50 AM.
Jens Fehlinger, CEO of SWISS, is already delighted with this new flight, particularly with an eye on business customers: “ We are very pleased to add Bengaluru to our network and thus offer our passengers a new destination with multiple attractions. India's Silicon Valley has just as much to appeal to leisure travellers as business travellers. It also constitutes an ideal starting point for discovering the south of the country. The new connection particularly meets the growing demand for direct flights to this important technological metropolis from business travellers. ".
For Kevin Markette, Senior Director of Sales South Asia for the Lufthansa Group, " It’s much more than a new road ". He continued: " This reflects the scale of opportunities we see in India, Bengaluru's global importance, and the growing demand for premium connectivity between South Asia, Europe, and North America. With Zurich joining Frankfurt and Munich among Lufthansa Group hubs served from Bengaluru, travellers will now benefit from non-stop access to the Group's three main hubs in Germany and Switzerland – with Swiss's signature premium experience in every cabin, including First Class, on every flight. India isn't just growing. It's rapidly becoming one of the world's most important aviation markets, and within the Lufthansa Group, we are proud to continue investing in this future. "he adds.
Bengaluru will be Swiss's third destination in India, after Mumbai and Delhi. In total, this winter, the airline will offer 88 destinations from Zurich and Geneva.
