SWISS Adds Toulouse and Expands Summer 2027 Schedule

SWISS will add Toulouse to its network and increase service on a series of European and long-haul routes in its summer 2027 schedule, concentrating additional capacity at its Zurich hub.

The airline’s published summer program covers March 28 through October 30, 2027. SWISS plans to serve 95 destinations from Zurich (ZRH), comprising 69 European and 26 intercontinental points. That is two more destinations than in summer 2026.

Toulouse Joins the SWISS Network

The new route will connect Zurich with Toulouse (TLS) twice weekly from June 25 through August 23, 2027. Its limited nine-week operating window positions the service squarely around peak summer demand rather than establishing a year-round presence in southern France.

According to the schedule published by Toulouse Airport, flights will operate on Mondays and Fridays. Monday departures will leave Zurich at 10:35 a.m. and reach Toulouse at noon. The return flight will depart TLS at 12:45 p.m. and arrive at ZRH at 2:05 p.m.

On Fridays, the outbound flight will leave Zurich at 3:35 p.m. and arrive at 5 p.m. The aircraft will depart Toulouse at 5:45 p.m., returning to Zurich at 7:10 p.m. Block times range from one hour and 20 minutes to one hour and 25 minutes.

The Monday and Friday pattern supports both short leisure stays and hub connections, although the seasonal schedule is also relevant to corporate traffic. Toulouse is one of Europe’s principal aerospace centers and the home of major Airbus industrial operations, while Zurich provides connections across the SWISS and wider Lufthansa Group networks.

Toulouse Airport said SWISS will be a new airline for the airport. The service will also broaden the presence of Star Alliance carriers at TLS.

More European Frequencies

Rather than mounting a broad expansion across every market, SWISS is adding frequencies selectively on routes that already carry dense schedules. Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) will rise from 28 to 30 weekly flights, while Nice (NCE) will increase from 32 to 34.

Two additional weekly frequencies may appear modest on routes already operating four or more times a day, but they give SWISS more scope to align departures with connecting banks at ZRH. They also create additional options for local passengers traveling between Switzerland and France.

The carrier will also add flights to Hamburg (HAM), Budapest (BUD) and Bremen (BRE), though it has not published the revised weekly totals for those routes.

Niš (INI) will receive a more substantial seasonal adjustment. SWISS restored the Serbian destination for summer 2026 with two weekly flights. In 2027, it will operate the route throughout the full summer timetable and increase service to three times weekly.

That change moves Niš beyond a narrowly timed peak-season operation and gives the route a longer period in which to capture connecting, visiting-friends-and-relatives and leisure demand.

Bengaluru Continues Into Summer

SWISS will retain Bengaluru (BLR) after launching the Indian route in its winter 2026-27 schedule. The airline’s original Bengaluru announcement set the service at five flights per week, making the southern Indian technology center its third destination in the country after Delhi and Mumbai.

The continuation is significant because Bengaluru was initially presented as part of the winter program beginning in late October 2026. Keeping it through summer 2027 establishes a year-round link rather than treating the route as a winter-only addition.

SWISS is targeting a mixture of corporate and visiting-friends-and-relatives traffic, while using Zurich to distribute passengers onward across Europe and North America. The carrier’s published route information lists an eastbound journey of just over nine hours and a westbound sector of approximately 10 hours and 35 minutes.

Tokyo and Montreal Gain More Flights

Tokyo Narita (NRT) will become a daily service through the end of May and again in October. Between June and September, SWISS will operate six weekly flights, up from five during the equivalent part of the previous summer schedule.

The variable frequency reflects the operational and commercial realities of a long-haul route with pronounced seasonal demand. Even during the reduced June-to-September period, the addition removes all but one weekly gap and improves itinerary choice at both ends of the route.

Montreal (YUL) will move from five weekly flights to daily operation throughout summer 2027. SWISS has confirmed that the Canadian route will use the Airbus A330-300, adding two weekly round trips over the previous schedule.

The A330 is a core long-haul type for SWISS and is well suited to a market where daily frequency can matter more than deploying the airline’s largest aircraft. The carrier listed 14 A330-300s in its March 2026 fleet profile.

The Montreal increase will coincide with a transition inside that fleet. SWISS has started installing its new long-haul cabin on the A330-300, with the retrofit program scheduled to continue until mid-2028. As a result, the type will remain central to network growth while progressively receiving the same SWISS Senses product introduced with the Airbus A350-900.

Geneva Details Will Follow

SWISS also plans to expand its operation from Geneva (GVA), but the carrier is waiting for decisions on several airport slots before releasing the full schedule. The airline said further details would follow in the coming days.

The outstanding Geneva program means the 2027 expansion is not yet complete. The confirmed changes nevertheless show where SWISS is placing its initial emphasis: more depth on high-frequency European routes, a longer operating season at Niš, continued access to Bengaluru and measured growth in established long-haul markets.