From December 11, 2022, SWISS will expand their SWISS Air Rail Network with the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) to include new connections between Zurich Airport and both Lucerne and Interlaken.
On Tuesday (October 25, 2022), Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) announced that starting December 11th they will expand their SWISS Air Rail network together with the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) to include new service between Zurich Airport and both Lucerne and Interlaken. The intermodal service is now bookable for travel from December 11, 2022. With the addition of Lucerne and Interlaken, the SWISS Air Rail network now includes 11 destinations, including international rail service to Munich, which was introduced last summer.
In Tuesday’s announcement, SWISS’ Chief Commercial Officer, Tamur Goudarzi Pour, said,
“As part of our strategic partnership with SBB, we are steadily expanding our SWISS Air Rail network, not least by adding attractive new tourist destinations. As a result, our inflight guests from elsewhere in Europe and all over the world can now travel swiftly and smoothly to some of the most appealing places in Switzerland. It’s seamless intermodality, to the benefit of all our customers.”
Also commenting on the SWISS Air Rail network expansion, SBB’s Head of Passenger
Services markets, Véronique Stephan, said,
“With these further expansions to our SWISS Air Rail network, we are making it even more attractive for air travellers to Switzerland to reach their final Swiss destination by train, with all its traffic-free comfort and convenience. Thanks to our new direct rail services from and to Zurich Airport, Interlaken and Lucerne can now be reached from Tokyo, New York or São Paulo with just a single change en route.”
SWISS travelers can to and from Lucerne and Interlaken will now be able to book their entire journey on a single itinerary at swiss.com or via any travel agency, with the Swiss rail ticket included in the SWISS flight fare. Travelers will only need to check-in once to receive all of their tickets, with the rail ticket integrated into the flight confirmation. The airline also offers guaranteed connections in the event of delay, and Miles & More members will earn award and status miles on their SWISS Air Rail tickets. Additionally, SWISS First and Business Class guests will enjoy First Class rail travel on their SBB connection.
Source: Swiss International Air Lines
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