SWISS adds its 15th Airbus A340 to its long-haul fleet today. The aircraft, which bears the registration HB-JMN C/n 175 ex C-FYLG (Air Canada), will take off for Johannesburg this evening. The entry-into-service of this latest A340 concludes the expansion of the SWISS Airbus fleet that was embarked upon in November 2006.

As originally envisaged, the new Airbus A340 will replace one of SWISS’s current Airbus A330 aircraft. The new long-hauler offers 228 seats in a three-class cabin configuration, and will be deployed on a range of intercontinental routes.

Photo HB-JMD

The entry-into-service of this 15th Airbus A340 concludes the fleet expansion which SWISS initiated back in November 2006 and which has seen six Airbus A340s, two A330s, five A320s and two A321s added to the fleet. The increased capacity has enabled SWISS to serve new destinations such as Delhi, Shanghai, Florence, St. Petersburg, Sofia and Valencia, and to add further frequencies to existing services throughout its route network.