Flights Bangkok → Zurich
BKK → ZRH
Route overview
This flight route connects Bangkok to Zurich, with an average on-time performance of 77%. Operating since 2006 from Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok and landing at the historically significant Zurich Airport which opened in 1948, it sees around 31.2 million passengers annually at its destination. The route is serviced by Airbus A340-300 and -600 aircraft, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of approximately 10.6 minutes.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Bangkok (BKK) → Zurich (ZRH) route is operated by Swiss International Air Lines. Across 16 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Bangkok the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Zurich: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bangkok (BKK) to Zurich (ZRH) heads north-west for about 9,054 km, a flight time of roughly 11h 44m.
Departures from Bangkok on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 100% of BKK-ZRH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bangkok the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Zurich it is 0.7 min (atfm).
Across 16 tracked BKK-ZRH flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swiss International Air Lines (LX) | 59% | 27 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating BKK-ZRH
Frequently asked questions about BKK-ZRH
On the Bangkok (BKK) -> Zurich (ZRH) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 16 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bangkok-Zurich is 0.00% across 16 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Swiss International Air Lines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
