Change for Edelweiss

In a move to optimize its schedule to Cape Town, Edelweiss Air has converted one of its two weekly inbound operations into a night flight.

This means that the airline will continue operating both non-stop flights from Cape Town to Zurich on Tuesdays and Fridays, departing in the evenings and arriving the following morning, whereas the southbound leg on Mondays will depart in the evening and arrive in the Mother City the following morning. The Friday departure from Zurich continues as a daytime flight.

Edelweiss Air, a leisure airline and fully integrated member of the Lufthansa Group, started operating to Cape Town last October, using the Airbus A330-200. As almost all destinations are served in code share with SWISS, this also means that most destinations are operated as a scheduled airline service.

Bookings made on the website or via the airline’s call centre for flights originating in South Africa, are automatically booked on the SWISS code share flight number and therefore earn miles on the Miles & More airline bonus programme. Miles & More members can also accrue miles to redeem award flights on Edelweiss Air.

During the European winter, Edelweiss Air operates 10 intercontinental destinations from Zurich, including Varadero (Cuba), Cancun (Mexico), Punta Cana (Dominican Republic), Cape Town, Kilimanjaro, Mombasa, Mauritius, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Phuket. During the northern hemisphere summer, the airline flies to Vancouver, Calgary, Varadero, Cancun, Tampa (Florida), Punta Cana, Kilimanjaro, Mombasa, Maldives and Tokyo. Cape Town is currently operated as a seasonal schedule, ending at the beginning of May 2012.

The carrier offers two classes, namely Business and Economy.