OREANDA-NEWS. SWISS introduced direct scheduled flights between St. Petersburg and Geneva - one of the world's most beautiful cities, the financial hub and the headquarter of the largest European companies. Initially, flights are performed twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays and from September 7 - will be performed on Saturdays. Flights are held on Airbus À320 with economy and business class configuration.

Pierre Helg - Ambassador of Switzerland to the Russian Federation, Manuel Meier - Director, Head of Ground Services Economics SWISS airlines, Patrick Heymann - Director, Head of Sales & Marketing Russia and Ukraine SWISS airlines, Peter Mosch - Station Manager of Lufthansa Group in Pulkovo Airport has participated at first flight event. Volker Wendefeuer - Chief Operational Officer of Pulkovo Airport and representatives of Northern Capital Gateway Ltd had honor to congratulate guests of the ceremony with flight inauguration.

This route will be popular with skiers and snowboarders during winter for the nearby ski resorts in the French and Swiss Alps as well as tourists during summer for the great number of sights, including Jet d'Eau, the Palace of United Nations, the Flower Clock at the Promenade Du Lac area, walks around Lake Geneva, other cities and cantons of Switzerland.