Edelweiss to establish at Luleå Airport – will launch new direct route to Zürich ahead of winter 2025

The announcement from Edelweiss will be most welcome news for those who wish to experience the northern lights in Swedish Lapland as well as for those who wish to experience skiing in the Alps. The new, direct route will serve as an important connection between the northern parts of Sweden and the European continent, thus benefiting those who travel for business, leisure or to visit family and friends.

-  I’m delighted to welcome Edelweiss to Luleå Airport. Zürich is a very popular destination for many reasons, and as we see an increased interest in all that Swedish Lapland and Luleå has to offer, I expect this route to preform very well, says Elizabeth Axtelius, Director Aviation Business at Swedavia. Our main goal is to increase the connectivity and facilitate for people to meet, whether it is for business, leisure or to visit family and friends and this new direct route will be an important part of this, says she.

- Holidays in northern Europe have become increasingly popular among Swiss travelers in recent years, and Edelweiss has expanded its range of services to that direction. We are delighted to be able to offer our guests a direct connection to Swedish Lapland for the first time with Luleå, says Patrick Heymann, Chief Commercial Officer Edelweiss.

Starting on December 19th 2025, Edelweiss will operate the Luleå Airport (LLA) – Zürich (ZRH) route once a week, using a A320 with a capacity of 174 passengers. 

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For further information, please contact Swedavia’s press service at +46 (0) 109 01 00 or press@swedavia.se

About Edelweiss

Founded in 1995 Edelweiss is Switzerland’s leading leisure travel airline and flies to over 90 destinations in more than 30 countries. The airline reliably ensures a pleasant and carefree travel time to the holiday destination and looks after the safety and well-being of its guests with commitment and cordiality. Edelweiss is a sister company of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and a member of the Lufthansa Group.

Swedavia’s work for fossil-free aviation
Swedavia has carried out ambitious climate work for many years. All ten of its airports achieved the goal of zero fossil carbon dioxide emissions from their own operations by year-end 2020. Swedavia also works actively to promote the switch to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and has the goal that five per cent of all fuel used for refueling at Swedish airports shall be fossil-free by 2025. Swedavia’s climate transition work and its pioneering work to operate climate-smart airports have won international awards, and in 2021 the trade organization Airports Council International (ACI) named Stockholm Arlanda Airport Eco-Innovation Airport of the Year. Swedavia offers all passengers flying from one of Swedavia’s airports the option to purchase SAF for all or part of their journey via flygreenfund.se/swedavia.

The Swedavia Group owns, operates and is developing 10 airports throughout Sweden. Our role is to create the connectivity Sweden needs to facilitate travel, business and meetings. Safe, satisfied passengers are the foundation of Swedavia’s business. Swedavia is a world leader in developing airports with the least possible environmental impact. Since 2020, Swedavia’s own airport operations have been fossil-free at all ten airports. In 2024, the group had sales of approximately SEK 6.4 billion and has approximately 2,750 employees.