TORONTO — SWISS International Air Lines’ new Toronto-Zurich service has officially launched, marking the airline’s second Canadian gateway.

The new service, which includes five weekly flights between Toronto’s Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Zurich Airport (ZRH) launched last week and will operate throughout the summer season. Toronto joins Montreal as the two Canadian gateways with SWISS service. 

SWISS aircraft arriving in Toronto with Canadian and Swiss flags

SWISS flight LX81 departs YYZ at 4:25 p.m. and arrives in Zurich at 06:30 a.m. the following day. SWISS flight LX80 departs ZRH at 09:55 a.m. and arrives back in Toronto at 1:00 p.m. All times are local. The seasonal flights will be operated five times a week by an A330-300 long-haul aircraft with 236 seats in a three-class configuration on this new route.

“We are extremely excited to launch direct service from Zurich to Toronto,” said Heike Birlenbach, Chief Commercial Officer, SWISS. “SWISS expands its intercontinental service again. We just launched flights to Washington, DC, and now with this new Toronto flight, we have increased our footprint in North America to 10 gateways.”

Christina Meakin, Head of Sales Canada for parent company Lufthansa Group, added: “Switzerland is high on the list as one of Europe’s most breathtaking countries, offering skiing in the Alps, pristine landscapes and a stellar rail system that brings travellers to all parts of the country with extreme ease. Our new SWISS flight brings a much-needed direct access to Zurich, and for this we are grateful.”

The Toronto flight is one of three new intercontinental routes SWISS is launching this summer season. Following Washington, with Washington DC launching on March 28 and Seoul, South Korea on May 8.