Lufthansa Group General Manager Australia Anil Rodricks will depart his role to pursue new interests outside the aviation industry, The Walshe Group has confirmed.

Star Alliance has completed development of an interoperable biometric identity and identification platform that it says will significantly improve the travel experience for frequent flyer programme customers of Star Alliance member airlines.

The Lufthansa Group airlines, comprised of Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines, have announced general changes to its ticket fare structure until the end of December 2020.

Lufthansa Group has earmarked June for a resumption to “significantly more destinations” than current schedules, which have been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 travel downturn.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has launched a new lounge experience at Zurich Airport’s Terminal A that features a alpine hut-like ambience. Spread over 500 square metres, the SWISS Alpine Lodge is located at the former site of the First Class Lounge in the terminal and accommodates up to 100 travellers.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) will expand their ‘Flugzug’ (‘airtrain’) rail services, which currently operate between Zurich Airport and the SBB stations in Basel and Lugano, to further routes in the course of next year. The focus will be on connecting other major Swiss cities and tourist destinations with the SWISS route network.

SWISS International Air Lines is adding Osaka, Japan and Washington DC, USA to its long-haul route network from March 2020. The new deployments come as the airline prepares to take delivery of two new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, resulting in a shift in its operation and freeing up existing Airbus A330/340 for new options.

The first SWISS Airbus A340 with a totally refurbished interior in all three seating cabins took off from Zurich today [Thursday 6 March, 2019] on its first revenue flight. Aircraft HB-JMH departed at 13:25 on flight LX160 to Tokyo.

Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has opened a redesigned Lounge Center A at Zurich Airport. The new centre, which is mainly aimed at short-haul travellers, extends to a Business and a Senator Lounge and boasts a modern zonal concept with a range of privacy options, market hall-style food areas, elegant Swiss-made furniture and clear SWISS design lines.

SWISS is now offering its First Class travellers and HON Circle Members of the Lufthansa Group an exclusive new SWISS First Lounge in Zurich Airport’s Terminal A. SWISS will also be introducing an exclusive new chauffeur service in Zurich this summer for its inbound First Class guests.