International Airport Avram Iancu Cluj announces the start of new flights to Zurich, operated for the first time by a new airline present at the airport, Swiss International Air Lines, which, starting today, connects the city of Cluj-Napoca with the tourist capital of Switzerland.
Flights are operated with 3 frequencies / week, in the days of Monday, Thursday and Sunday, according to the schedule in the following table, and tickets can be booked on the airline's website www.swiss.com, as well as through tour operators and travel agencies.
| Destination | Start route | Operating days | Operating program | |
| Zurich (ZRH) | March 28 2024 | Monday and Sunday | CLJ 15:25 – 16:35 ZRH ZRH 11:40 – 14:40 CLJ | |
| Thursday | CLJ 10:30 – 11:40 ZRH ZRH 06:55 – 09:55 CLJ | |||
The new destination will also provide connecting flights to intercontinental destinations, such as:
- every Monday and Sunday, from Cluj – Zurich and from there on, to: New York (Newark Airport), Boston, São Paulo and Bangkok;
- every Thursday, from Cluj – Zurich and from there on, to: New York (JFK Airport), Miami, Dubai, Montreal, Boston, Shanghai, Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Zurich is the largest city of Switzerland, well known as the cultural, economic and industrial center of the country and one of the most important financial centers of the world. The city is home to several financial institutions, banking giants, the stock market, national and international corporations and, respectively, most of the European research and development centers based in Zurich. Also known as the gateway to the Alps, Zurich is the city with the highest standard of living in the world that has become an attractive tourist destination.
The airport is located 13 kilometers north of Zurich city center and serves the Zurich metropolitan area. This airport is transited annually by more than 22 million passengers and is also the main air hub for Swiss International Air Lines.