Swiss International Air Lines suspends flights to Abu Dhabi

Swiss International Air Lines has said that because of a drop in reservations due to the crisis in Iraq, and in keeping with its programme to streamline the route network, it is suspending its thrice weekly continuation flights from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi, effective April 3. The last flight from Zurich to Abu Dhabi will be on April 1, 2003.

The airlines' thrice weekly non-stop flights from Switzerland to Riyadh is to continue.

SWISS said that its daily non-stop A330 services to the United Arab Emirates (Dubai) are to continue, and that its sales organisation in Abu Dhabi will remain in place. Abu Dhabi is located only 150 kilometres from Dubai.