SkyWork Airlines Expands Regional Network

Posted 16/09/2011

Independent regional carrier SkyWork Airlines will complete the next stage of its network expansion at the end of October when it inaugurates flights from its Bern base to Amsterdam, Belgrade, Budapest and Madrid.  In the space of just a year the airline has established itself in the market, establishing the small Swiss airport, previously heavily under-served into a convenient gateway to Bern and the wider Bernese Oberland Region or the canton of Wallis. 

One of its most successful routes has been its new link to London, which serves the Docklands’ City Airport.  Only launched earlier this year, the airline has already upped capacity initially by replacing the original 31-seat Dornier 328 with a 72-seat Bombardier Dash 8-Q400 but earlier this month introducing a second weekday rotation, increasing from six to eleven weekly flights. 

“We have been delighted with the early success of our direct flights from London City Airport to the Swiss capital,” said Tomislav Lang, Chief Executive Officer, SkyWork Airlines.  “We recognised at the outset that this important route requires a minimum of two flights a day to meet the needs of both business and leisure markets and are confident the extra six weekly flights will further strengthen the route and attract more passengers.” 

Alongside the London expansion, SkyWork Airlines also introduced new flights to Rome and Vienna on September 5 increasing its network to ten destinations.  It is currently offering a weekday connection to the Italian capital and six flights per week to its Austrian counterpart.  The airline’s fleet,

which began with a single Cessna 340, now comprises of two Dornier 328 and two Dash 8-Q400s.  Three additional aircraft – two 328s and one Q400 will be added to the fleet in 2012 to facilitate new routes and increased frequencies on existing services.

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