With two weekly frequencies, the originally Swiss airline Edelweiss Air will arrive in Colombia for the first time this year.
According to the government, that airline will start from November 22 to May 2024, initially as a seasonal service offering the connection between the city of Zurich with Bogotá and Cartagena.
It will be an Airbus A340-300 with a capacity of 314 passengers that will fly twice a week between the European country and Colombia.
According to airline representatives, the introduction of direct air services from Zurich to Bogotá and Cartagena from November 2023 is an exciting development for Edelweiss.
“These new flights to Colombia will boost tourism between Switzerland and Colombia. We hope to bring many tourists from Switzerland to visit and explore this beautiful and diverse country. The new flight will also create a new and efficient way for Colombians to travel to Switzerland or further afield to Europe, thanks to the excellent connectivity through the center of Zurich,” said airline representatives.
With Bogotá and Cartagena as new destinations, the Swiss airline, sister of Swiss Intl. Airlines and part of the Lufthansa Group, connecting to 90 destinations in 38 countries.
His arrival in the country is the result of the strategy led by the Ministry of Commerce through ProColombia, to strengthen the international connectivity of the country, and the articulated work with tourism unions and national and regional authorities, such as the Cartagena de Indias Tourism Corporation, SACSA, OPAIN and the IDT.
The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arturo Bravo, celebrated “that Edelweiss Air has chosen Colombia as the destination for its new operation, a sign of the country’s progress as an international destination and of the confidence that international airlines have in the Colombian market.”
Carmen Caballero, president of ProColombia, in turn stated that Colombia is an attractive market for international airlines.
“With this new connection, 14 new international routes have been announced so far in 2023, nine of which have already started from the United States, Brazil, Chile and Ecuador, to Bogotá, Cartagena and Medellín,” said Caballero.
Source: El heraldo

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