Airlines/Switzerland
Is Swiss International Air Lines safe?
One fatal accident since formation in 2002: a crew member died after the Flight 1885 smoke diversion (December 2024). Successor to Swissair; part of Lufthansa Group.
A modelled estimate and protected opinion, not a factual safety verdict. Informational only, not safety or travel advice, provided as-is. See our terms & disclaimer.
Operator safety tier
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Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 3.8 million flights.
A model estimate from validated signals (the dominant factor in a flight's safety), not a measurement of this airline's own flight history. IOSA-registered; last fatal accident 2024 (2y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
Fleet
Counting every airframe we hold for this airline's code, which is more than the fleet figure in our carrier data (90). The table below lists them.
The actual aircraft in Swiss International Air Lines's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for Swiss International Air Lines, with build years taken from public registries and sourced references. These are the specific aircraft you might be boarding, not an industry average. Where we cannot date enough of a subfleet we leave the age blank rather than estimate it.
| Aircraft | In our registry | Average age | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A220-300 | 21 | 8.4 yrs | 2017 to 2021 |
| Airbus A320 (ceo) | 18 | 25.6 yrs | 1995 to 2013 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 14 | 15.9 yrs | 2009 to 2013 |
| Boeing 777-300ER | 12 | 9.2 yrs | 2016 to 2019 |
| Airbus A320neo | 11 | 3.2 yrs | 2020 to 2026 |
| Airbus A321ceo | 9 | 24.1 yrs | 1995 to 2016 |
| Airbus A220-100 | 9 | 9.5 yrs | 2016 to 2019 |
| Airbus A321neo | 7 | 3.2 yrs | 2020 to 2025 |
| Airbus A319 | 5 | 29.8 yrs | 1996 to 1997 |
| Airbus A340-300 | 5 | 22.8 yrs | 2003 to 2004 |
| Airbus A350-900 | 2 | not enough dated | 2025 |
We can date 21 of the 21 Airbus A220-300 airframes we hold for Swiss International Air Lines. They average 8.4 years old, built between 2017 and 2021.