Charter flights from Switzerland’s largest city to Inverness are to begin this year, generating a potential inbound tourism boost worth almost £1 million for the local economy.
Swiss based Falcon Travel will operate weekly charter flights from Zurich to the Highland Capital from May.
Falcon Travel will fly a 100 seat Fokker 100 aircraft on the route, which will operate into Inverness for 15 weeks from May until August. The service will also return in 2016 and 2017. The new service marks a welcome return to Inverness by Falcon Travel, which previously operated flights between the two cities.
Janine Hunziker, Product Manager Northern Europe for Falcon Travel, said: “We are excited about the prospect of returning to Inverness this year. Inverness is a well known destination to our Swiss customers and we therefore expect a successful booking season.”