Incredible Jet Flight in the Swiss Mountains

Yes – from Sion you fly the L-39 Albatros, a genuine military jet, through the Valais Alps with a professional pilot. No licence is required, and you take the controls yourself in the air.

You’ll fly the Aero L-39 Albatros, the Czech-built advanced jet trainer flown by air forces and display teams worldwide, with a tandem cockpit and ejection seats. Film fans may recognise it: the L-39 is the jet flown in the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies.

From Sion, right in the heart of the Valais Alps – one of the most dramatic mountain backdrops anywhere on earth. Depending on the program, your route takes in giants like the Eiger, the Dents du Midi and the Matterhorn, sweeps over the Aletsch and Otemma glaciers and past the resort of Verbier – with aerobatics possible at the foot of the Matterhorn itself.

You will find every MiGFlug jet and location worldwide on the flights & prices overview.

No. After a full ground briefing you can take the controls of the L-39 yourself with the pilot guiding you, in constant voice contact.

Most people are. You need to be in reasonable general health – the main contraindications are heart problems, neurological issues, serious back or spinal problems, recent surgery and pregnancy; high blood pressure must be under control. Glasses or contacts are fine. You’ll sign a short medical declaration; if in doubt, check with your doctor first.

For Switzerland the limits are stricter than at most of our locations, because of the ejection seat and cockpit dimensions: maximum height is 1.98 m (6 ft 6), and maximum weight is 105 kg (231 lbs) fully clothed. If you’re close to either limit, mention it when booking and we’ll confirm the fit.

As a guide the minimum age is 14, with a parent’s consent for under-18s, and there’s no upper limit as long as you’re in reasonable general health. Local rules can vary, so please confirm with us when booking.

Safety comes before everything else here. Your flight is in the hands of seasoned professionals who earned their experience in military and airline cockpits and know Alpine mountain flying inside out. The aircraft is maintained to strict Swiss standards – and MiGFlug’s overall record after more than two decades and 10,000+ flights stands at exactly zero incidents.

MiGFlug GmbH has been arranging fighter jet flights from Zurich since 2004. The flights are real, the jets are real – and so are the reviews: on Google (5.0), Trustpilot (4.8) and Tripadvisor (4.9) – also check out our own testimonials page. Reference customers are available on request.

The flight is whichever package you choose above. Allow about 2.5 to 3 hours on site overall – briefing, gearing up, the flight, and time afterwards for photos and a chat with the pilot.

It’s a full fighter-pilot day, not just a flight. You meet the pilots at Sion Airport, go through the weather and NOTAM briefing, then a complete safety briefing covering the L-39 and its ejection seat. After suiting up in flight suit and helmet you’re installed and briefed in the cockpit – and then it’s time to fly the Alps. Back on the ground the experience winds down properly: a drink with your pilot, a photo session in front of the jet, and the presentation of your flight certificate.

Your booking time is when you arrive and meet the pilot, not the take-off time, so there’s no need to come earlier. Just leave a margin for traffic so you arrive relaxed.

As early as you can. Availability in Switzerland is very limited – only a handful of days per year – so these Sion slots are in high demand and tend to sell out quickly. Check the calendar for the current flight days.

Swiss regulations limit jet operations here to a small number of dedicated flight days spread across the year, typically in late spring, summer and early autumn. When you book, we agree your preferred date plus reserve dates within the same window, so the weather cannot derail the experience. Tell us your timeframe early and we will plan around it – the live calendar shows this year’s flight days.

All open dates sit in a live calendar on our booking page – pick a slot, or book an open date and schedule later. With only a few Swiss flying days per year, the earlier you book the better.

Then we simply fix it together – free of charge. Date, time, duration, even a different location: one message and your booking is updated. In that respect you cannot do anything wrong when booking with us.

Yes, anytime and at no cost – whether it is the famous Alpine weather, illness or work. Tell us as early as you can; if something happens on the day itself, call the pilot directly so preparations stop. Swiss flight days are limited, so we will help you find the next possible slot.

Swiss L-39 flights start from 4.500 € for 30 minutes; the 45-minute Alpine program is 6.350 €. What each flight includes is in the packages section.

Yes – select the refundable booking option in the checkout and you are covered.

Up to five flights fit into a Swiss flight day, flown back to back. Because flight days here are rare, groups should book early so everyone gets a slot on the same day.

Yes. An L-39 gift voucher is open-dated (and can even be open-location), arrives as an instant printable certificate, and fixes today’s price – nothing is sent to the recipient, so the surprise stays with you.

A personalized gift voucher – free of charge, printable, beautiful. And if you want more than paper: a handpainted aircraft model, handmade in Ukraine and shipped directly to you, or a Swiss watch made with Zurich watchmaker Maurice de Mauriac, engraved with the flight details (more here). Both options are offered right after booking.

Yes, always – we change bookings free of charge. Book the flight you believe in; if the lucky one dreams of another location, we make it happen.