First passenger flight: the Swiss A350 “Lausanne” took off on Saturday
Keystone-SDA
At 7:11 a.m. on Saturday, Swiss’s first Airbus A350 Lausanne,departed Zurich for Palma de Mallorca on its inaugural passenger flight with 233 passengers on board.
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Over the next few weeks, the Airbus A350 Lausanne will be deployed on various European routes – notably to Prague, Hanover, Düsseldorf, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca.
“We are currently investing around one billion Swiss francs (…). The new A350 is the most visible symbol of this,” said Swiss Chief Financial Officer Dennis Weber in a statement on Saturday morning. This aircraft is considered to be “the most modern in the Swiss fleet”, according to the airline.
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