Originally Posted by
Slipless
Just curious as to why Swiss is required to play by EU rules on this route. As far as I remember, Switzerland is not an EU member, and the destination SFO is also outside of EU.
From Wiki:
The European Economic Area (EEA) was established on 1 January 1994 following an agreement between the member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and the European Community, later the European Union (EU).[2] Specifically, it allows Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway to participate in the EU's Internal Market without a conventional EU membership. In exchange, they are obliged to adopt all EU legislation related to the single market, except laws on agriculture and fisheries. One EFTA member, Switzerland, has not joined the EEA, but still has a similar agreement with the EU.