Swiss airline Edelweiss inaugural flight to Havana arrived

HAVANA, Jul 6 (ACN) The inaugural flight of the Swiss airline Edelweiss arrived at the Jose Martí International Airport in this capital, on the Zurich-Havana-Zurich route.In recent years, Switzerland has been among the 25 countries with the highest volumes of issuance of tourists to Cuba and within the group of European nations, in places 10 and 11, Oscar Henríquez Díaz, an official from the Ministry of Tourism, told the press.

He explained that until the previous day this flight was shared with the destination Cancun, Mexico, and now they cover the entire flight, which demonstrates the confidence of the airline and travel agencies.

That confidence must be answered by us and for this we work with the objective of consolidating the Swiss market and expanding its growth possibilities, he stated.

Due to the importance of development and its presence in the country, it is expected that in addition to Havana, it will spread to other destinations, based on a tailor-made product that includes sun and beach, heritage and cultural attractions, he said.

Janice Curbelo Marante, director of the Caribbean Tours AG travel agency, pointed out that they specialize in selling circuit tourism and tailor-made trips, and this is a very good opportunity, which offers more comfort to the traveler.

The start of the new weekly flight route Zurich-Havana-Zurich demonstrates the favorable level of competitiveness of the Cuban tourism product in the Caribbean region and its selectivity in the Swiss traveler.