Korea-Switzerland to Expand Aircraft Operations to '6 Times a Week' from 2024

An airplane is flying over the silver grass field at the Sky Garden of Incheon Airport. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

From 2024, the number of flights between Korea and Switzerland will increase from three to six times per week.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 19th that it held Korea-Switzerland aviation talks with the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation in Zurich, Switzerland, on the 17th and 18th, reaching this agreement.

At the talks, both countries agreed to abolish the limit on the number of designated airlines and signed an agreement to increase the number of flights from three times per week per country to six times per week starting in 2024.

The talks were attended by the Director of Aviation Policy from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport and the Director of the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation.

Since signing an air transport agreement in November 1976, Korea and Switzerland have allowed only one airline from each country to operate for about 45 years. However, through this agreement, new airlines can enter the market in addition to Korean Air, which has been operating exclusively.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport stated, "Domestic airlines, which are planning new business models such as introducing large aircraft and launching long-haul routes targeting the post-COVID-19 recovery period, can now consider new routes to Switzerland," adding, "With increased flights between the two countries, it is expected that the choices available to the public will diversify in the future."

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