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SAA Will Stop Flying To ZRH?

FlySwiss From Switzerland, joined Jul 2003, 426 posts, RR: 52
Posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 2594 times:

I heard a rumour that SAA will stop it's service to ZRH. They will use this aircraft for a new service to MUC. At the beginning 3 times and in the future daily.

Can somebody confirm this rumour.

It would be very sad that an airline would disapear from ZRH after they served this destination for such a long time.

Cya
FlySwiss

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PM From Japan, joined Feb 2005, 6462 posts, RR: 67
Reply 1, posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 2577 times:

Quoting FlySwiss (Thread starter):
It would be very sad that an airline would disapear from ZRH after they served this destination for such a long time.

On the other hand, might it good good news for LX? Gosh, I remember flying ZRH-JNB in 1991 on an SR 747-300 (N221GE in those days...).

Helvknight From Switzerland, joined Aug 2006, 935 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 2462 times:

As LX and SA are both *A SA could probably codeshare on the LX flight.

With the new A340s arriving do you think LX will take this flight to daily?

It will be a pity if SA do go.

Having said that SA are currently advertising their new C class seat (complete with slumbering rhino) in the ZRH airside centre, that doesn't strike me as the actions of an airline about to withdraw from the route.

Edited because I can't type.

[Edited 2006-12-08 11:08:43]

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Ka From Switzerland, joined Apr 2000, 623 posts, RR: 13
Reply 3, posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 2417 times:

In SA´s recent press release announcing MUC they stated it will be the 5th European destination. In this count ZRH is still included.

In 2007 SA will even use a B744 on certain days to ZRH.

Speaking to a SA representative at the C-class-demo at ZRH it sounded more that they will further strengthen their presence at ZRH. But who knows...

KA.

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ZRHnerd From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 18 hours ago) and read 2417 times:

Quoting Ka (Reply 3):
In 2007 SA will even use a B744 on certain days to ZRH.

Excellent news bigthumbsup

LXA340 From Switzerland, joined Nov 2006, 2060 posts, RR: 5
Reply 5, posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2294 times:

So far they are operating the A342 and they are equiped with the old Lufthansa Business Class seats. Probably they will upgrade the aircraft or the cabin

Ka From Switzerland, joined Apr 2000, 623 posts, RR: 13
Reply 6, posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 15 hours ago) and read 2239 times:

Quoting LXA340 (Reply 5):
So far they are operating the A342 and they are equiped with the old Lufthansa Business Class seats. Probably they will upgrade the aircraft or the cabin

All A342 have already been reconfigured with the new C-Class seats.
SAA´s press release: http://tinyurl.com/tyc68

There are new 24 C-seats (down from 42) and an increase of Y-seats (to approx. 230). Unfortunately the seat plan on SAA´s website has not yet been updated.

KA.

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Jimyvr From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 7, posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2164 times:

Starting the Northern Winter timetable, SAA will fly 747-400 to Zurich every Saturday.

Effective 10JUL07, ALL 3 weekly SAA JNB-ZRH will be operated by 747-400

ZRHnerd From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 11 hours ago) and read 2139 times:

Quoting Jimyvr (Reply 7):
Effective 10JUL07, ALL 3 weekly SAA JNB-ZRH will be operated by 747-400

All three weekly? So they are downgrading to a three weekly service? As I'm quite sure they've flown more than three weekly to date.

HB-IWC From Greece, joined Sep 2000, 4175 posts, RR: 80
Reply 9, posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 2084 times:

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Quoting ZRHnerd (Reply 8):
So they are downgrading to a three weekly service?

The downgrade has already happened a while ago. SAA is only flying thrice weekly to ZRH on days 2/4/6 from JNB and back on days 3/5/7. Not so long ago, SAA flew daily into ZRH but the flight was linked to CDG. Ever since the two destinations have been served seperately CDG has won frequencies - now daily with A342 - while ZRH's regimen has gone down.

ZRHnerd From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 10, posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2025 times:

Ah, thanks for the clarification. I haven't been at the airport for ages other than for travelling, so i'm not really uptodate.

Jimyvr From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 11, posted (5 years 2 months 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 2022 times:

Quoting ZRHnerd (Reply 8):
So they are downgrading to a three weekly service?

Using 744 on a 342 route would actually be an upgrade Wink

LXA340 From Switzerland, joined Nov 2006, 2060 posts, RR: 5
Reply 12, posted (5 years 2 months 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1819 times:

Quoting Ka (Reply 6):

Thanks, yeah on the website there are really no updates yet and I only checked there. But that's good to know that they offer the premium product now on all flights.

FlySwiss From Switzerland, joined Jul 2003, 426 posts, RR: 52
Reply 13, posted (5 years 2 months 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1570 times:

Good news to hear that SA will come to ZRH with a B744.
So, nobody can confirm this rumour. Hopefully it's only a rumour and we will see SAA at ZRH for ever.

Simle at the world and the world smiles back :)

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