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Zeitschrift: The Swiss observer : the journal of the Federation of Swiss Societies in the UK

Band (Jahr): - (1979)

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Persistenter Link: http://doi.org/10.5169/seals-690773

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SWISSAIR INAUGURATES The Swiss airline is no stranger was entertained at official dinners -ZÜRICH SERVICE to . Swissair operated North given by Swissair in Zürich and in St. Atlantic services via Shannon for Gallen. They returned to Dublin by On 1st April Swissair started a several years in the 1950s and early Swissair on 19th April. new service between Dublin and 1960s, and has for some time been The Swiss inaugural delega- Zürich, Switzerland's largest city. It using the excellent facilities of tion, headed by Federal Ambas- will be flown three times weekly in Shannon Airport for its flight training. sador Mr. Jean Cuendet, Chef du each direction, with morning depar- The official inaugural flight from Secretariat, Berne, included Dr. tures from Dublin on Monday, Dublin to Zürich left on 17th April Flans Kuenzi, Regierungsrat Kanton Tuesday and Friday, and evening with a high-level Irish delegation Zürich, Mr. Emil Koch, Executive departures from Zürich on Sunday, which included Mr. Tom Fitzpatrick, Vice-President Swissair and Mr. Monday and Thursday. Minister of State for Tourism and Emil Egli, Director Amt für Luftver- The new service will be in Power, H.E. the Swiss Ambassador kehr. They stayed in Dublin from 8th co-operation with who Etienne Serra, Mr. Noel McMahon, April to 11 th April and attended a will act as Swissair's handling Permanent Secretary to the Ministry reception given by the Lord Mayor of agents at . The two of Tourism and Transport and Mr. Dublin, Mr. Paddy Belton, had lunch airlines together will offer up to Sven 0. Legnelius, Swissair's Man- at the National Gallery, took a eleven flights weekly in each direc- ager for Ireland. sightseeing tour of Dublin and tion between Dublin and Switzer- The programme in Switzerland attended a Swiss Embassy recep- land. included visits of the cities of Zürich tion and a dinner as guests of The aircraft to be used by and St. Gallen, the latter in particular Swissair. The delegation also went Swissair are McDonnell Douglas because of the association with the sightseeing in the environs of DC-9s, seating 12 first and 83 Irish saint who gave the city its Dublin, visited the Guinness brew- economy class passengers. Seating name. The party attended a recep- ery and attended a typical Irish in economy class is two and three tion given by the Mayor of the dinner at Howth. abreast, providing a high standard of historic town of Stein am Rhein and comfort. Flying time between Dublin travelled by boat to the Rhine Falls at SWISSAIR APPOINTS NEW and Zürich is two hours. Schaffhausen. The Irish delegation CARGO SALES MANAGER Swissair has appointed Rolf P. Weiss as cargo sales manager for the UK and Ireland. Fie takes up his position on 25th April, succeeding Karl Kellenberger who returns to Zürich for new functions at the airline's head office. Mr. Weiss joined Swissair in 1967 after extensive travel trade and airline experience, the latter with British European Airways in several countries. His Swissair career com- prises mainly senior cargo sales positions in Switzerland and America, including a period as sales manager in Sao Paulo. For the past two and a half years before his assignment he was a Swissair sales executive in New York. Rolf Weiss comes from Basle, is 46 and married.

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