Swissair Asia
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Founded | 1995 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2001 | ||||||
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Destinations | 3 | ||||||
Parent company | Swissair |
Swissair Asia 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 was maintaining service to the People's Republic of China.[1] It began operating a twice-weekly service between Zurich and Taipei via Bangkok in 1995.[2] The airline ceased operating when their parent company Swissair went bankrupt in 2001.[3]
Livery[]
Aircraft formerly 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
Republic of China
- Taipei – Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (base)
Europe[]
Switzerland
- Zürich – Zurich Airport (base)
Fleet[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/HB-IWN_1_MD-11_Swissair_Asia_ZRH_28AUG99_%286893599629%29.jpg/220px-HB-IWN_1_MD-11_Swissair_Asia_ZRH_28AUG99_%286893599629%29.jpg)
Swissair Asia operated two MD-11s transferred from Swissair proper.
Aircraft | Total | Introduced | Retired | Replacement | Notes | Refs |
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McDonnell Douglas MD-11 | 2 | 1995 | 2001 | None | One aircraft transferred to an aircraft graveyard. |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "World Airline Directory." Flight International. 28 March-3 April 2000. [1]-[2].
- ^ Aircraft & Aerospace, Volume 75, Peter Isaacson Publications Pty. Limited, 1995, page 8
- ^ "Swissair Asia history from Europe, Switzerland". Airline History. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ "Swissair Asia". Sanaesakamoto. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Sanae Sakamoto: «Tao and Zen»" (PDF). Xlaudiageiser.ch. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- Swissair
- Defunct airlines of Switzerland
- Defunct airlines of Taiwan
- Airlines established in 1995
- Airlines disestablished in 2001
- 1995 establishments in Switzerland
- 1995 establishments in Taiwan
- 2001 disestablishments in Switzerland
- 2001 disestablishments in Taiwan
- Swiss companies disestablished in 2001
- Taiwanese companies established in 1995