ASF-Switzerland is happy to announce that, after the initial flights of its programme "Les Ailes du Sourire" in 2019, other series took place in 2020, 2021,2022, 2023 and 2024 from and to Lausanne aerodrome, thanks to the ongoing generosity of its partners and sponsors!

Inspiring itself from the French programme "Les Ailes du Sourire" carried out since 1995 by ASF-France, ASF-Switzerland, in partnership with AéroFormation B. Hanhart Ltd. (Lausanne), Ballons du Léman LLC (Cossonay) and L'Espérance Foundation (Etoy), finances short circular private flights, for the benefit of selected residents (children and adults with disabilities) from L'Espérance and from other Institutions, who never had the chance to board a plane and, still less, to fly. Ground and in-flight safety responsability rests with Aéroformation, certified as a flying school (pilots in command are flying instructors only) and, for ballon flights, with Ballons du Léman. 

The first flights took place in 2019 from Lausanne aerodrome La Blécherette; each serie of 3 to 4 flights costs around CHF 1'500.00, including a contribution to ASF-Switzerland's own operating costs (approx. one third of the total costs). As for Ballon Flights, each flight (approx. 14 PAX) costs ASF-Switzerland around CHF 4'500.00.

Since the launch year, almost one hundred such flights (mostly by plane) have been carried out! 

Every single CHF franc counts! ASF-Switzerland is most grateful in advance to anyone (individuals and businesses) wishing to financially support this operation (CHF 1'500.00 for a serie of flights, CHF 4'500.00 for ballon). Get onboard with us !

For more infos about the French "sister [and original] programme", simply click on: https://asf-fr.org/fr/ailes-du-sourire