Flights from Geneva to New York are profitable for the Swiss branch Lufthansa. But now it faces competition from Delta on the Geneva – New York-JFK route.
It’s a traditional connection. In 1947 Swissair began flights between Geneva and New York. When he announced in 1996 that he would be giving up all of his long-haul flights from the western Swiss city, it caused a big uproar in French-speaking Switzerland. The route to the east coast metropolis was the only one that survived at the time.
This is no wonder. Geneva and New York are both major headquarters of the United Nations. The percentage of business travelers who sometimes book at very short notice and pay very high priced tickets is correspondingly high.
Attractive clientele
And so Swissair’s successor, Swiss, kept the flights between Geneva and New York-JFK on offer. During the pandemic, the route was temporarily suspended and some in western Switzerland feared that the flights would not return. But Swiss has been running the route again for a year. Every day he flies back and forth between the two cities on an Airbus A330.
But now Star Alliance member Swiss is getting competition from the Skyteam alliance. Delta Air Lines has also decided to offer daily Geneva-New York-JFK flights starting April 10, 2023. On the route, the American airline uses Boeing 767-400 with converted cabin in Business, Premium Economy and Economy classes as well as Economy Plus. .
Second Star Alliance flight
Delta last served the Geneva route with New York-JFK in 1993. However, Star Alliance is represented a second time between the two cities. United serves Geneva from New York-Newark.
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