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In this 2005 file photo, an Edelweiss Air jet lands at Zurich-Kloten airport in Switzerland.
Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014 | 9:06 a.m.
Tourists flying between Las Vegas and Zurich will have another nonstop flight.
Edelweiss Air announced Monday it will add a third weekly nonstop flight starting next June.
The Swiss airline first arrived in May at McCarran International Airport with two weekly nonstop flights.
Airport spokeswoman Christine Crews says they arrive on Mondays and Fridays.
Crews says the new schedule will have flights on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Airline officials say they've carried more than 14,000 travelers to Las Vegas in almost four months.
Edelweiss flies 285-seat Airbus A330 aircraft. The airline website says the flight from Zurich to Las Vegas is about 11 hours.
The airline is related to Swiss International Air Lines and a member of Lufthansa Group.
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