Swissair Asia
IATA ICAO Callsign
SR SWR SWISSAIR
Founded18 January 1995 (1995-01-18)
Commenced operations7 April 1995 (1995-04-07)
Ceased operationsOctober 2001 (2001-10)
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programQualiflyer
Fleet size2
Destinations3
Parent companySwissair

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.

History

Swissair Asia was formed to serve Taipei, Taiwan, within the Republic of China, while Swissair maintained 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 operations when the 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 phonetic (in southern languages) translation of Switzerland, "瑞士" (Ruìshì), on the tail fin instead of the Swiss cross. The kanji character was designed by the Basel-based Japanese calligrapher Sanae Sakamoto (坂本 早苗, Sakamoto Sanae).[4][5]

Destinations

Asia

Europe

Fleet

A Swissair Asia McDonnell Douglas MD-11 taxiing at Zürich Airport in August 1999

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

References

  1. ↑ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 28 March-3 April 2000. -.
  2. ↑ Aircraft & Aerospace, Volume 75, Peter Isaacson Publications Pty. Limited, 1995, page 8
  3. ↑ "Swissair Asia history from Europe, Switzerland". Airline History. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Swissair Asia". Sanaesakamoto. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sanae Sakamoto: "Tao and Zen"" (PDF). Xlaudiageiser.ch. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Swissair Asia Fleet Details and History". Planespotters.net. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
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