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$342 Find Cheap Flights from Zurich to New York

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Cheapest round-trip
$422
Typical prices: $556-$836
Icelandair
Sat 4/18Fri 4/24
ZRH - EWR • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$471
Typical prices: $631-$946
United Airlines
Tue 6/16Thu 7/16
ZRH - EWR • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Zurich to New York (ZRH-NYC)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Zurich to New York that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Zurich to New York

Sat, Apr 18 - Fri, Apr 24
Icelandair Logo
2:00 pm - 7:15 pm
ZRH
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EWR
11h 15m
1 stop
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8:25 pm - 1:05 pm
EWR
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ZRH
10h 40m
1 stop
$422Icelandair
Fri, May 1 - Sat, May 9
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12:50 pm - 1:15 pm
ZRH
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EWR
30h 25m
1 stop
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5:45 pm - 12:10 pm
EWR
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ZRH
12h 25m
1 stop
$458Scandinavian Airlines
Sat, Apr 25 - Mon, Apr 27
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6:25 pm - 1:15 pm
ZRH
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EWR
24h 50m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
5:45 pm - 12:35 pm
EWR
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ZRH
12h 50m
1 stop
$465Scandinavian Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 28
United Airlines Logo
10:10 am - 1:20 pm
ZRH
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EWR
9h 10mnonstop
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3:07 pm - 8:05 am
EWR
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ZRH
10h 58m
1 stop
$471United Airlines
Thu, Apr 16 - Mon, Apr 20
Icelandair Logo
2:00 pm - 7:15 pm
ZRH
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EWR
11h 15m
1 stop
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8:25 pm - 1:05 pm
EWR
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ZRH
10h 40m
1 stop
$474Icelandair
Thu, Apr 16 - Mon, Apr 20
Icelandair Logo
2:00 pm - 7:15 pm
ZRH
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EWR
11h 15m
1 stop
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8:25 pm - 1:05 pm
EWR
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ZRH
10h 40m
1 stop
$476Icelandair
Sat, May 2 - Sat, May 9
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2:00 pm - 7:15 pm
ZRH
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EWR
11h 15m
1 stop
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8:25 pm - 1:05 pm
EWR
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ZRH
10h 40m
1 stop
$479Icelandair
Mon, Aug 24 - Sun, Aug 30
United Airlines Logo
11:55 am - 6:32 pm
ZRH
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LGA
12h 37m
1 stop
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10:29 am - 8:05 am
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ZRH
15h 36m
1 stop
$543United Airlines
Thu, Jun 11 - Mon, Jun 22
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11:20 am - 9:30 pm
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LGA
16h 10m
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3:30 pm - 1:55 pm
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ZRH
16h 25m
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$557Air Canada
Wed, Apr 1 - Mon, Apr 6
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8:50 am - 9:30 pm
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LGA
18h 40m
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1:10 pm - 7:45 am
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12h 35m
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$559Air Canada
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Zurich to New York flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Zurich to New York to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Zurich to New York?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Zurich to New York departing in April.

What is the cheapest Zurich to New York flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Zurich to New York costs $566 on the route between Zurich (ZRH) and New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport (JFK). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Zurich to New York?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Zurich to New York clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Zurich to New York, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Zurich, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Zurich to New York?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich to New York, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Zurich to New York is November, where tickets cost $543 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $802 and $657 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Zurich to New York?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $577 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Zurich to New York?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich to New York, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Zurich to New York, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Zurich to New York

 
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Emily Zemler

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Emily is a freelance writer and book author based in London covering entertainment and travel. Her work has appeared in Los Angeles Times, Observer, and Conde Nast Traveler She has ventured to more than 40 countries and all seven continents, always in search of a great art museum. She has written extensively about hotels, luxury travel, and aviation.

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Expert on United Airlines, Delta and EWR

Stefanie Waldek is a freelance space, travel, and design writer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her words have appeared in Space.com, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful, among other publications. An expert in aviation and expedition cruising, Stefanie is frequently up in the air or on the sea, likely en route to Antarctica or the Arctic.

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Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$342
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 31% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Zurich to New York

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Zurich to New York based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Zurich to New York

  • What is the cheapest flight from Zurich to New York?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Zurich to New York was $342 for a one-way ticket and $422 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Zurich and New York?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to New York from Zurich.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Zurich to New York?

    Zurich is served by only 1 airport and there are 3 airports in New York. You will leave Zurich from Zurich and you will be arriving in New York at one of these airports: Newark, New York John F Kennedy Intl, or New York LaGuardia.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Zurich to New York?

    SWISS, United Airlines, Delta, and Lufthansa offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Zurich to New York flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Zurich to New York?

    The Airbus A330-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Zurich to New York flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Zurich to New York?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Zurich and New York, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Zurich to New York?

    There are nonstop flights from Zurich to New York on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Zurich to New York, Delta or SWISS?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Zurich to New York are Delta and SWISS. With an average price for the route of $669 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. SWISS is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $698 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Zurich to New York?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Zurich to New York.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Zurich to New York?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York from Zurich is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Zurich to New York?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to New York with an airline and back to Zurich with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Zurich to New York?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to New York from Zurich up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Zurich to New York

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $696 or less one-way and $613 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Zurich to New York?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Zurich to New York.
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Direct departures

Zurich to New York

Monday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Tuesday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Wednesday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Thursday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Friday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Saturday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Sunday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

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Direct returns

New York to Zurich

Monday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Tuesday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Wednesday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Thursday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Friday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Saturday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

Sunday

Delta,SWISS

Delta,SWISS

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Zurich to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Zurich to New York. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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DeltaOverall score based on 8319 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.2Food
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
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Cabin was not pressurized properly. Several passengers had respiratory difficulties.

4.0 OkayFelix, Mar 2026
BOS - LGA
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Cabin was not pressurized properly. Several passengers had respiratory difficulties.

The staff was fine. The plane was extremely tight, and I paid for the wifi and it did not work at all. I was actually going to ask for a refund.

Terrible. Four hour delay because Delta could not find crew to man the aircraft. Terrible communication. Terrible insight into the delays. One of the worst flight experiences I’ve had.

The crew, and fellow passengers, were super gracious and kind. There seemed to be plenty of bin space even though the plane was full. It’s nice to get a glass of wine with dinner in Premiere seating, and there was a lot of food.

Good experience and the flight landed early. There was no food I had or entertainment.

bulkhead seat had very little legroom - even in bsiness class.

This was one of the worst flights I’ve been on in years. I upgraded to comfort and had such an uncomfortable experience. The person next to me was oversized - which I understand - however, they took up their space and mine. I could only use about 50% of my seat space to not be physically touching this person the entire flight and there was no spatial awareness. I also could not use the seat outlet because their body was obstructing it. It was very inconvenient. Their body kept touching me repeatedly during the flight and I felt very uncomfortable. To pay more for an upgraded space and then not even being able to use it was highly disappointing.

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Air travel sucks. It continues to be awful for all airlines. No shame on delta alone.

Delta canceled our flight and we had to scramble to find another airline to get home. Phoenix is not a delta hub so they didn’t have another plane. It would have been a red eye though Salt Lake City. Getting in at 5am. No bueno.

Business class seating in Swiss really is just Economy seating minus the middle passenger

No choice of food was given, and I was served leftovers, so they were returned back. the crew is unfriendly and harsh. Need to be trained on communication.

Great flight. I didn't watch the entertainment. I used my iPad the whole flight. But, staff was great, smooth flight, comfortable seat (business seat 7A) and food was really good (I'm a vegetarian).

The flight was very nice but the food selection for the people in the last rows was limited to vegetarian meals only. I think vegetarian meal should not be offered as a main selection.

Drinking water could be in more sustainable packaging than plastic bottles

They lost my luggage on December 30th. It is now January 3rd and i still don’t have it. I’ve called lost and found multiple times and they cannot provide an update. They keep saying one day and then it gets postponed again. This is ridiculous and unprofessional. It’s infringing on my vacation. I have stressed how important it is for me to have my suitcase right away. It should have been resolved within 1-2 days.

Made us gate check carry ons Then didn’t get them on the plane. Service they used didn’t deliver our carry ons for more than a day Total mess

0lane 2qs on tim3. Very bad food. No free wifi, only for texts. Entertainment poor and hard to access.

At boarding, the locations where we had to have our passports checked prior to boarding were very unclear. Occasional staff wandered around telling people, but in busy area of the terminal this was not obvious. It was also located well after the check in desk in terms of walking to the gate. The Premium Economy service was attentive and warm. The only big draw back was lack of restrooms, and no division or even curtain between PE and Economy.

We had seats between the bathroom and a screaming baby, and did not have enough room to lay my head down on the tray table. Not ideal.

Experience was great - no complaints. Took off on time, landed early. Got to the gate relatively quickly - took a little bit of extra time to deplane but nothing excessive.

OK, we were delayed and had to de plane and reboard.

Hopped on time for the flight only to get deplaned and delayed another 2.5 hours.

Both my flight where delayed Had 25min to make it to my transfer flight

Wifi Bluetooth features for watching in flight movie was horrible. Screen kept blacking out no connection of sound although it said connected. Other than that smooth trip .

I paid $7,000 to fly round trip to Porto. I thought it was for business class. But on the leg from Miami to Newark, and again from Newark to Miami, i was in coach. One time in the middle seat of coach. From Newark to Porto I was in business class as expected, and it was fine. I fly to Portugal once per month, often paying $5,000 for business class. Usually i fly American Airlines. I'd be happy to fly more with United Airlines. But my experience was disappointing because i was put in the coach for almost half the flights.

There was no WiFi available, there were mechanical problems with the plane and we landed at C 124, then the gate was switched to A 26, then all the way back to C126! For a 75 yo woman traveling alone, this was a difficult journey, indeed!

Poor. Crew allowed children to run around and scream and disturb passanger’s seats.

I couldn’t make my first flight due to weather delays trapping us in the town we were in. Then I had to buy a new ticket

Nothing also dont give to people that disgusting blanket and pilow.

All went smoothly. That's what I want on a long flight.

I expected more, but they will nickel and dime you for everything. I did not enjoy flying with this airline.

Curious and efficient service ! First time flying with SAS and very pleased!

I wish they have given us explanations for the delays. And the rebooking process in Copenhagen was too long. I had to wait about 4 hours before they assign me a hotel. From there the handling process (accommodation, transportation and meal) was excellent.

Our trip plan from Kayak stated we were flying SAS. That was not true. The first leg was a Delta flight. We wasted 25 minutes before finding out to check in with the correct airline. Then our SAS flight for the second leg arrived 25 minutes late, and our third leg flight with SAS closed the gate knowing the flight delay was SAS’s fault, and that this flight would only be backed up 5 minutes. The final kicker was that between Delta and SAS, they lost all our checked luggage.

Since our earlier flight was delayed, we missed this flight and were rerouted on Lufthansa 2 days later.

Scandinavian Airlines is terrible. Flight was late. Lost luggage. Rude flight attendants. Terrible experience.

The flight was very cold, and the seats were rather uncomfortable. The food has been better on our other SAS experiences. Most significantly, the luggage with most of my wife's personal items and clothes didn't make the flight. Hoping for a quick resolution, but no real opportunity to speak with a Human has us concerned.

Ancient aircraft (busted armrests, poor cabin temperature with no option for passenger control). Garbage everywhere. Risible checking of safely conditions on landing. Also, late.

Feels like economy sits are getting smaller especially while eating food

Upgraded to premium economy at the gate. Well worth it!

The flight was canceled and airlines did nothing to accommodate the passengers. After few hours they booked me randomly on a flight that had long layover and didn’t provide any compensation or effort to help. The crew was rude, no representation on the airport. Everything needs to be on call and agents there had no knowledge or control. For everything, they were like we can’t do it and you need to file a claim later. That was not helpful at all and will not make my travel experience any easier. Very disappointed in their service.

Great plane and flight attendants. The person next to me had a DISGUSTING smelling mouth and breath, so that was nasty to deal with the whole flight. Brush your teeth, people! Condor was amazing, though :-)

It would be nice to have a cleaner facility, it was hard to access it. It was always full of people working in that space. The covers and especially the matt of bad quality and old. Many times reused. I would not use it. Food: the bread rolls were old, and food had strange choices. Chicken was terrible.

There was some nice staff when I entered and left, but the thrre flight attendants who served us were very brusque and rude. I have celiac and when I checked in, I tried to find the option to make sure my meals (stick on a 10+ hour flight after a 3 hour flight and short layover) were gluten free because I didn’t have time to get anything. Couldn’t find the selection for it, and every part of the meal and purchase options were gluten, so I didn’t get to eat. During check in the allergies section should be easy to identify and check so this doesn’t happen. Having more options for gluten free at this time should be easy.

Internet was advertised in-flight but not accessible. The foot rest in premium economy was stuck. For both nobody I asked was able to provide an answer/solution. However, this will not stop me from booking premium economy again, which I upgraded from my initial economy I had booked for my outbound flight YYZ to FRA.

Great flight, nice options for food and beverages. Fairly comfortable seats for a large person

Business class: or fist class: Seating absolutely terrible, same seats as everyone else , no space, we could not fit our knees in. I was sitting sideways since nobody else booked this business class. I wish we would have an option to select a business class for the main journey between USA and Europe, but regular class for the short flights in Europe.

The seating was exactly same as the rest of the plane. We had no space for our knees. In fact it was the tightest spacing of the seats I ever flew with, on a very old plane. (and we flew all over Asia and Europe) The same chairs. We were the only passengers in business or first class. Obviously funny.... The only difference was, we got a sendwich and we were offered a drink. Rest of the plane got a bottle of water.

The crew was great. Good etc was unacceptable for an overseas flight. Wine with a meal should be complimentary. Seat comfort /space horrible and I am 5‘3“ with heels on. Short haul probably ok but not on long haul flights

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