01.09.2026
Lufthansa and United Airlines celebrate 10-year partnership - Anniversary prices on all USA flights
Lufthansa and United Airlines have decided on a very special offer for their customers to celebrate their 10-year cooperation. For flights to the USA which are booked between 1st and 30th September and made between 1st October and 9th December with one of the two airlines, there are attractive anniversary prices.

During this period, passengers can fly to New York from Frankfurt for as little as 435 Euro. Flights to Washington can be booked starting at 453 Euro, to San Francisco from 555 Euro. These prices apply to online bookings. Flights with a transfer will also be less expensive within the scope of the anniversary promotion. For example, a ticket from Frankfurt via Chicago to Las Vegas will then cost 598 Euro. Flights to Albuquerque will be available for as little as 589 Euro. The precondition for these rates is an advance booking period of at least seven days. Transfers or refunds are not possible.

The partnership of the two airlines started in Atlanta on 1st June 1994. At 10.15 hrs., the first Lufthansa flight took off with a United marketing flight number in the direction of the United States, namely to Atlanta. The initial 40 joint flights per day have, in the meantime, become more than 600 daily code-share flights. Thus, United Airlines is Lufthansa's largest and most important cooperation partner. The two airlines were also the initiators of the foundation in 1997 of the Star Alliance, the largest airline alliance worldwide.

The customers profit to a great extent from the long-standing, intensive cooperation of the two carriers. As a result of the coordination of the flight schedules and times, today's passengers not only have convenient links with a total of 16 non-stop destinations in the USA, but also to around 70 other destinations in the "land of unlimited possibilities".

The partnership is continuously being further developed by the two airlines. With the introduction of the so-called etix-Interlining 2003, an electronic ticket from Lufthansa can now also be used on United Airlines flights. The same applies to upgrades via the mile programmes of the two partners. Since January 2003, Lufthansa and United Airlines have been operating all flights between Europe and the USA under joint profit responsibility. Many synergies are also exploited in the marketing area. In the harmonization of the sales and marketing strategies, the high level of competence of both partners have been united according to the principle "Best of both worlds". The customer benefits from standardized processes, flexible journeys and simplification when making transfers.

Jürg Dinner, who grew up in Zurich and holds a degree in economics, is currently Head of Corporate Communications at Coca-Cola Switzerland, a post he has held for the last two years. Prior to this, he spent a five-year period as Head of Business Communications at the BMW Group.

The appointment of his successor enables Peter Marthaler to act on his long-voiced desire for a new personal challenge. Having accompanied the successful introduction of the new company CEO and the presentation of SWISS’s first-half results on August 17, he will now have the opportunity to do so.

During his tenure, Peter Marthaler has established and further developed SWISS’s internal and external communications in an extremely demanding overall market environment. His responsibilities have also extended to the company’s inflight magazine and its events and sponsorship activities.

The SWISS Board of Directors and Executive Management thank Peter Marthaler for all his energies and commitment, and for the substantial contribution he has made to the company’s positioning and communications.

31.08.2026
Scandinavian Airlines Sweden expands: Seven new European routes and more departures this winter
In conjunction with its winter traffic program, Scandinavian Airlines Sweden is launching seven new direct services from Arlanda, Stockholm, starting on October 31.

The new destinations are Nice, Athens, Istanbul, Rome, Stuttgart, Hamburg and Budapest. At the same time, the number of departures to Berlin is being increased, and a shuttle service introduced between Gothenburg and Copenhagen.

"With seven new direct routes and an increased number of departures, we are improving our range of services both for business and private travelers. Germany is an important market for Swedish industry and quality non-stop routes from Stockholm have been in demand for a long time. We also hope that our new departures will attract the German car industry, which flies staff from Stuttgart to Arvidsjaur in northern Sweden each week during the winter season for its car tests. There is also a need for more connections to Berlin, and we are now adding a third departure in the morning," says Anders Ehrling, President of Scandinavian Airlines Sweden.

"Just over a week ago, we launched our new Economy Flex product and introduced the snowflake low-price concept on all our European destinations. Together with the new destinations, we are thus expanding the range of options for all our customers, regardless of their needs, and this feels very gratifying," says Anders Ehrling.

Earlier this year, Scandinavian Airlines Sweden introduced direct flights from Stockholm to Prague, Manchester, Skellefteå, Dublin, Düsseldorf and Edinburgh. "With more departures between Gothenburg and Copenhagen and better connections, we also hope to meet the growing travel needs in the Gothenburg region. The number of departures per week is now being increased from 59 to 82. In addition, we will have ten connections between Gothenburg and Copenhagen on Saturdays! The shuttle service will enable passengers from Gothenburg to benefit even more from Scandinavian Airlines' approximately 60 departures from Copenhagen to destinations in Europe and worldwide," says Anders Ehrling.

In conjunction with the winter traffic program, Scandinavian Airlines Sweden will also be discontinuing the Stockholm-Karlstad route. "Despite a number of targeted measures, the route is unprofitable and we therefore see no alternative other than to discontinue the service. Just like all other airlines, we need to adapt to market conditions and serve those routes where we can meet customers' requirements."