Miami (MIA) is my home airport and I like to keep a close eye on some of the unique visitors. It looks like the airport had a rare visitor yesterday, and I couldn't help but dig a little deeper. On the evening of Monday, March 28, 2022, a SWISS A220-300 landed at Miami Airport with the flight number LX5050. The jet with the registration code is roughly one year old. SWISS uses a very efficient narrow body aircraft called the A 220 for short haul flights. The plane performed a parallel landing with the SWISS plane, which was arriving from Zurich at the same time. I don't know if that was a coincidence or intentional.A SWISS Airbus A220’s journey from Zurich to Miami
Looking at the flight tracking history of the jet, the flight from Montreal took around 3 hours and 7 minutes. The same jet flew from Switzerland to Montreal on March 27, 2022, with the same flight number. It took 8 hours and 19 minutes.
This plane is capable of crossing the Atlantic without stopping. It was only possible because the plane was mostly empty.
We know that a SWISS A 220 flew from Switzerland to Miami, but why?
The promotional tour around the Americas for the A 220 jet is an attempt to sell the jet to airlines. SWISS will use one of its newer A 220s for the demonstration.
Over the next few days, you can expect to see executives from Toulouse meeting with airlines in North America and South America. The jet is expected to be on display at the FIDAE Air Show in Santiago, Chile.
With fuel prices as high as they are right now, I think it's a good time to show off this fuel efficient jet on a promotional sales tour. I will be keeping an eye on the aircraft's registration code. I am curious to see if it makes any stops in Chicago, Dallas, Panama City, and other places.
The plane that flew to Miami yesterday is an unusual visitor for the airport since it rarely crosses the Atlantic. The plane had a parallel landing in Miami with the regularly scheduled flight fromZURICH.
The plane will be on a promotional tour around the Americas and will make several stops. I'm curious to see where the plane flies in the meantime, since it will be at an air show in Chile in roughly a week.
If you see a SWISS A 220 at an airport in the Americas, now you know why.
What do you think of this flight?
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