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Travelers can now fly direct to Switzerland from Sea-Tac Airport.

Edelweiss Air will operate twice-weekly flights to Zurich on Mondays and Saturdays.

SEATAC, Wash. - Traveling from Seattle to Switzerland just got easier with a new direct flight out of Seattle Tacoma International Airport.

Edelweiss Air – a member of the Lufthansa Group – will begin twice-weekly direct flights to Zurich, making it the airline's fourth destination in the U.S.

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Edelweiss Air is a sister airline of SWISS International Air Lines and is Switzerland's leading leisure airline. The addition of the new nonstop service brings SEA to 36 international destinations.

"The first flight from Seattle to Zurich is a milestone for Edelweiss," said Edelweiss CEO Bernd Bauer. "It underscores our

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