SWISS carries more passengers in the first half of 2015

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1 Media release Zurich Airport, 9 July Traffic results SWISS carries more passengers in the first half of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) transported 7,778,125 passengers in the first six months of, a 0.6% increase on the 7,735,402 of the same period a year ago. The growth was achieved despite a 0.9% decline in total flights operated for the period, from 71,518 to 70,870. Of these, 61,761 flights (down 1.3%) were performed within Europe and 9,109 (up 2.1%) on intercontinental routes. SWISS offered 1.4% more systemwide capacity measured in available seat-kilometres or ASKs in the first half of than it had in the prior-year period. Total traffic volume measured in revenue passenger-kilometres or RPKs was up 0.9% year-on-year. Seat load factor slipped slightly as a result: the systemwide seat load factor of 81.3% for the first-half period was 0.4 percentage points down from the 81.7% of January-to-June. The airfreight business of Swiss WorldCargo reported a first-half cargo load factor (by volume) of 76.5%, a 3.1-percentage-point decline from the 79.6% of the prior-year period. Total cargo sales were down 1.7% in revenue tonne-kilometre terms. For the month of June SWISS carried 1,413,165 passengers in total, a slight 0.6% decline from the 1,422,392 of the prior-year period. Systemwide seat load factor also slipped 0.2 percentage points, from 85.9% to 85.7%. June seat load factor for European services was up two percentage points, while the monthly seat load factor for intercontinental services was down 1.4 percentage points. Swiss WorldCargo reported a June cargo load factor (by volume) of 75.1%, a 2.1-percentage-point decline (June : 77.2%). Total cargo sales were 4% down in revenue tonne-kilometre terms. SWISS will publish its first-half financial results on Thursday 30 July. 1/2

2 Full details of SWISS s first-half traffic results are available on the website ( About SWISS > Media > Newsroom > Traffic reports ). Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is Switzerland s national airline, serving 106 destinations in 49 countries from Zurich and Geneva and carrying over 16 million passengers a year with its 95-aircraft fleet. The company s Swiss WorldCargo division provides a comprehensive range of airport-to-airport airfreight services for high-value and careintensive consignments to some 130 destinations in over 80 countries. As The Airline of Switzerland, SWISS embodies the country s traditional values, and is committed to delivering the highest product and service quality. With its workforce of some 8,250 personnel, SWISS generated total operating income of CHF 5.2 billion in. SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group, and is also a member of Star Alliance, the world s biggest airline network. Contact Swiss International Air Lines Ltd. Media Relations P.O. Box, 8058 Zurich Airport Switzerland Phone: Fax: media@swiss.com swiss.com 2/2

3 TRAFFIC STATISTICS JANUARY - DECEMBER SLF SLF SLF Europe Intercontinental Total Europe Intercontinental Total Jan 857' '139 1'145' % 82.3% 78.1% Feb 833' '376 1'084' % 79.2% 76.9% Mar 1'003' '527 1'303' % 83.6% 81.6% Apr 1'106' '636 1'395' % 83.3% 82.5% May 1'134' '464 1'436' % 84.4% 82.7% Jun 1'112' '295 1'413' % 87.5% 85.7% Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total and Seat Load Factor vs Previous Year SLF 1800' % Intercontinental Routes: and Seat Load Factor 85.7% vs Previous Year 1600' '000 80% 1200' '000 60% 800' '000 40% 400'000 20% 200'000 '0 0% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec SLF SLF

4 TRAFFIC STATISTICS JANUARY - DECEMBER European Routes: and Seat Load Factor vs Previous Year 1600' ' ' ' ' ' ' '000 '0 81.7% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec SLF 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Europe Europe SLF Europe SLF Europe Intercontinental Routes: and Seat Load Factor vs Previous Year 400' ' ' ' ' ' '000 50'000 '0 87.5% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec SLF 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Intercontinental Intercontinental SLF Intercontinental SLF Intercontinental

5 TRAFFIC STATISTICS January January January Europe 857' ' % 857' ' % Intercontinental 287' ' % 287' ' % Total 1'145'041 1'144' % 1'145'041 1'144' % Europe 9'802 10' % 9'802 10' % Intercontinental 1'555 1' % 1'555 1' % Total 11'357 11' % 11'357 11' % Europe 1'025 1' % 1'025 1' % Intercontinental 2'505 2' % 2'505 2' % Total 3'530 3' % 3'530 3' % Europe % % Intercontinental 2'063 1' % 2'063 1' % Total 2'755 2' % 2'755 2' % Europe 67.6% 66.1% 1.5%P 67.6% 66.1% 1.5%P Intercontinental 82.3% 82.8% -0.5%P 82.3% 82.8% -0.5%P Total 78.1% 77.6% 0.5%P 78.1% 77.6% 0.5%P Cargo Load Factor (%) 3) Total 73.0% 76.2% -3.2%P 73.0% 76.2% -3.2%P Cargo Tonnes Kilometers (CTK, in 1000) 3) Total 118' ' % 118' ' %

6 TRAFFIC STATISTICS February February February Europe 833' ' % 1'691'601 1'696' % Intercontinental 250' ' % 537' ' % Total 1'084'075 1'079' % 2'229'116 2'223' % Europe 8'935 9' % 18'737 19' % Intercontinental 1'405 1' % 2'960 2' % Total 10'340 10' % 21'697 22' % Europe % 1'956 2' % Intercontinental 2'261 2' % 4'766 4' % Total 3'192 3' % 6'722 6' % Europe % 1'358 1' % Intercontinental 1'789 1' % 3'852 3' % Total 2'455 2' % 5'210 5' % Europe 71.4% 69.9% 1.5%P 69.4% 67.9% 1.5%P Intercontinental 79.2% 80.9% -1.7%P 80.8% 81.9% -1.1%P Total 76.9% 77.5% -0.6%P 77.5% 77.6% -0.1%P Cargo Load Factor (%) 3) Total 82.1% 82.3% -0.2%P 77.3% 79.1% -1.8%P Cargo Tonnes Kilometers (CTK, in 1000) 3) Total 127' ' % 246' ' %

7 TRAFFIC STATISTICS March March March Europe 1'003'829 1'013' % 2'695'430 2'710' % Intercontinental 299' ' % 837' ' % Total 1'303'356 1'302' % 3'532'472 3'525' % Europe 10'057 10' % 28'794 29' % Intercontinental 1'585 1' % 4'545 4' % Total 11'642 11' % 33'339 34' % Europe 1'055 1' % 3'011 3' % Intercontinental 2'548 2' % 7'314 6' % Total 3'603 3' % 10'325 10' % Europe % 2'167 2' % Intercontinental 2'131 2' % 5'983 5' % Total 2'940 2' % 8'150 7' % Europe 76.6% 75.7% 0.9%P 72.0% 70.6% 1.4%P Intercontinental 83.6% 83.7% -0.1%P 81.8% 82.5% -0.7%P Total 81.6% 81.2% 0.4%P 78.9% 78.8% 0.1%P Cargo Load Factor (%) 3) Total 82.8% 84.1% -1.3%P 79.3% 80.8% -1.5%P Cargo Tonnes Kilometers (CTK, in 1000) 3) Total 148' ' % 394' ' %

8 TRAFFIC STATISTICS April April April Europe 1'106'137 1'104' % 3'801'567 3'814' % Intercontinental 289' ' % 1'126'678 1'112' % Total 1'395'773 1'401' % 4'928'245 4'926' % Europe 10'758 10' % 39'552 40' % Intercontinental 1'507 1' % 6'052 5' % Total 12'265 12' % 45'604 46' % Europe 1'130 1' % 4'142 4' % Intercontinental 2'438 2' % 9'752 9' % Total 3'569 3' % 13'894 13' % Europe % 3'080 3' % Intercontinental 2'032 2' % 8'015 7' % Total 2'945 2' % 11'095 10' % Europe 80.8% 78.9% 1.9%P 74.4% 72.8% 1.6%P Intercontinental 83.3% 87.5% -4.2%P 82.2% 83.8% -1.6%P Total 82.5% 84.7% -2.2%P 79.9% 80.4% -0.5%P Cargo Load Factor (%) 3) Total 73.3% 79.2% -5.9%P 77.7% 80.4% -2.7%P Cargo Tonnes Kilometers (CTK, in 1000) 3) Total 124' ' % 518' ' %

9 TRAFFIC STATISTICS May May May Europe 1'134'251 1'087' % 4'935'818 4'901' % Intercontinental 302' ' % 1'429'142 1'411' % Total 1'436'715 1'386' % 6'364'960 6'313' % Europe 11'359 11' % 50'911 51' % Intercontinental 1'558 1' % 7'610 7' % Total 12'917 12' % 58'521 59' % Europe 1'189 1' % 5'330 5' % Intercontinental 2'518 2' % 12'270 11' % Total 3'707 3' % 17'601 17' % Europe % 4'020 4' % Intercontinental 2'125 2' % 10'140 9' % Total 3'065 3' % 14'160 13' % Europe 79.1% 75.3% 3.8%P 75.4% 73.4% 2.0%P Intercontinental 84.4% 86.1% -1.7%P 82.6% 84.3% -1.7%P Total 82.7% 82.6% 0.1%P 80.5% 80.8% -0.3%P Cargo Load Factor (%) 3) Total 73.6% 78.7% -5.1%P 76.8% 80.1% -3.3%P Cargo Tonnes Kilometers (CTK, in 1000) 3) Total 129' ' % 648' ' %

10 TRAFFIC STATISTICS June June June Europe 1'112'870 1'118' % 6'048'688 6'019' % Intercontinental 300' ' % 1'729'437 1'715' % Total 1'413'165 1'422' % 7'778'125 7'735' % Europe 10'850 10' % 61'761 62' % Intercontinental 1'499 1' % 9'109 8' % Total 12'349 12' % 70'870 71' % Europe 1'142 1' % 6'472 6' % Intercontinental 2'432 2' % 14'702 14' % Total 3'574 3' % 21'174 20' % Europe % 4'953 4' % Intercontinental 2'129 2' % 12'269 12' % Total 3'061 3' % 17'222 17' % Europe 81.7% 79.7% 2.0%P 76.5% 74.5% 2.0%P Intercontinental 87.5% 88.9% -1.4%P 83.4% 85.1% -1.7%P Total 85.7% 85.9% -0.2%P 81.3% 81.7% -0.4%P Estimated Cargo Load Factor (%) 3) Total 75.1% 77.2% -2.1%P 76.5% 79.6% -3.1%P Estimated Cargo Tonnes Kilometers (CTK, in 1000) 3) Total 127' ' % 776' ' %