How to Book Travel on Darwin Airline

Based in Lugano, Switzerland, Darwin Airline started its operations in 2004 and currently has three fast propeller planes. Darwin offers inexpensive to moderately priced flights to cities in France, Italy and England.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer with Internet access

Book Your Flights on Darwin Airline

1. Visit the Darwin Airlines Web site (see Resources below). Select your departure city and your destination city, then enter the dates you want to travel.
2. Select your travel option date, and book your tickets on Darwin Airlines. Be sure to print out your information and take it with you to the airport.
3. Book your flight by phone at (800) 177-177-77, the international toll-free number.
4. Take one carry-on piece of luggage that weighs no more than 10 kg or 22 lb.
5. Purchase tickets at the airport up to 30 minutes prior to the flight. On the Internet, though, you must purchase tickets at least 3 hours before the flight.

Explore Possible Destination Flights

6. Tour Geneva and take in some of the history for which the city is famous. The Palais des Nations, open April through October, was made to house the League of Nations, and the International Museum of the Reformation is also worth seeing.
7. See Buckingham Palace in London. The Queen of England lives here, and you can tour parts of the palace, including the Throne Room.

Choose Your City of Departure

8. Travel to three different cities within Switzerland: Lugano, Berne and Geneva. You can also fly to Zurich through Swissair, which works in conjunction with Darwin.
9. Go to England and stop at London, or travel to Rome in Italy.
10. See the beautiful waters of the Mediterranean Sea from the cities of Olbia and Cagliari on the Island of Sardinia.

Tips & Warnings

• Check the special coupons on the airline's Web site to get travel deals to one of their destinations.
• Look at the airline's Darwin Break page for weekend specials with excellent hotels included.
• Pay attention to the suspended flights page so you know which days the airline is not flying to a particular city.