BERNE AND LUGANO are is to be linked to London City Airport once again.
”We will bring back the quality of service that Crossair offered ” with our own distinct identity,” Darwin Airline CEO and president Mos” Franco pledged last week.
He was speaking at the Swiss Ambassador”s residence in London to promote his airline”s new scheduled services which officially starts on 21 February with a single daily (except Saturday) return flight out of Lugano and via Berne.
Darwin is operating 50-seat Saab 2000s on the route under a lease arrangement with Swiss International Air Lines.
The airline”s 70-strong workforce includes many ex-Crossair pilots, well familiar with the special operating characteristics of both Lugano and London City Airports.
Former Crossair executives are also prominent in ground operations and marketing.
The Ticino-based privately owned company introduced operations in summer 2003, initially serving routes from Lugano to Geneva and Olbia. Paris CDG, Rome Fiumicino and Barcelona Airports were added last autumn.
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