Private company

Balair

Balair is a former Swiss airline based in Zurich, founded in 1931.¹ It is part of Swissair.¹ It ceased to exist in 2001.¹

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Mar 17, 1931Founded¹

HeadquartersZurich¹

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Corporate structure

Balair is part of a group headed by Swissair. 6 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Swissair Kloten
- Balair Zurich
- Air Liberté Subsidiary · Rungis
- Compagnie de transport aérien Subsidiary · Meyrin, Switzerland
- Crossair Subsidiary · Saint-Louis
- Swissair Asia Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Swissair

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

2001Dissolved Dissolved¹
Mar 17, 1931Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataBalair on Wikidata
2
Wikimedia CommonsBalair photo by Eduard Marmet, CC BY-SA 3.0