avia.wikisort.org - Airline

Swissair Asia AG was a subsidiary of Swissair founded due to the legal status of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and territory disputes with the People's Republic of China in order to allow Swissair to continue flying to Taiwan from Switzerland.

Swissair Asia

IATA ICAO Callsign SR SWR SWISSAIR
Founded	18 January 1995 (1995-01-18)
Ceased operations	October 2001 (2001-10)
Focus cities	Taipei–Taoyuan Zürich
Frequent-flyer program	Qualiflyer
Fleet size	2
Destinations	3
Parent company	Swissair

History

Swissair Asia was formed to serve Taipei, Taiwan, within the Republic of China, while Swissair was maintaining service to the People's Republic of China.[1] It began operating a twice-weekly service between Zürich and Taipei via Bangkok on 7 April 1995.[2] The airline ceased operating when their parent company Swissair went bankrupt in 2001.[3]

Livery

The aircraft used by Swissair Asia had the Chinese character "瑞" (ruì, which means from the Chinese character for "propitious" or "lucky" and translation of Switzerland, "瑞士" (Ruìshì), on the tail fin instead of the cross. The kanji character was designed by the Basel-based Japanese calligrapher Sakamoto Sanae (坂本早苗).[4][5]

Destinations

Asia

•  Thailand
  • Bangkok – Don Mueang International Airport
•  Republic of China
  • Taipei – Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (Focus city)

Europe

•  Switzerland
  • Zürich – Zürich Airport (Focus city)

Fleet

Swissair Asia operated the following aircraft:[6]

Swissair Asia Fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers				Notes
			F	C	Y	Total
McDonnell Douglas MD-11	2	—	12	49	180	241	Operated by Swissair. One aircraft transferred to an aircraft graveyard.
Total	2	—

See also

• Australia Asia Airlines
• British Asia Airways
• Japan Asia Airways
• KLM Asia
• Air France Asie

References

---