SWISS 777 Economy Class Review

25 Jun 2019

SWISS' 777-300ER aircraft are, more often than not, scheduled to operate on some of the airline's more premium long-haul routes out of Switzerland. Los Angeles and Hong are just two of the far-flung destinations that SWISS' ten 777 aircraft serve but, for a brief period this summer, SWISS will be flying a 777 a lot closer to home. The new SWISS Business seat on the Boeing 777 Innovative, elegant and comfortable: those were the requirements for the new SWISS Business seat on the Boeing 777-300ER, which was created by the team surrounding Paul Estoppey. The new seat in SWISS Business is made up of 1385 individual components.

Recently while on an around the world trip on a Lufthansa Global fare, we flew with SWISS in their economy class from Zurich to Hong Kong. The experience with SWISS from start to finish was great, 24 hours before our flight we were able to check in online and easily change our seat selections.

Business-class aboard Swiss’ 777-300ERs features about five different seat configurations, as the cabin alternates between a 1-2-2 and a 2-2-1 configuration. This means every row has one so-called “throne” seat alone by the windows, two seats in the middle, and a pair of seats on the other side of the plane.
Jan 22, 2020 The aircraft is powered by two General Electric GE90-115BL, with a maximum thrust per engine of 115,300 lbs or 52,300 kg. In Swiss’ configuration, the Boeing 777-300ER offers 340 seats: 8 in First Class, 62 in Business Class and 270 in Economy Class. The plane’s maximum range with a full load is 10,700 km (6650 miles).
Business class is split across 2 cabins on both airlines – for Swiss, this means a mini cabin with 2 rows and larger cabin behind; Lufthansa has a large cabin on the main deck plus the entire top deck of the 747 for business class. Although the mini cabin on Swiss feels private, somehow using a staircase on a plane always feels more exclusive.

This flight was after a connecting flight from Frankfurt, read about our Frankfurt Airport Guide and connecting Helvetic Air flight here. After checking in online we checked-in our bags all the way to Hong Kong at the baggage drop and proceeded through the airport.

Boarding of the SWISS in flight in Zurich ran very smoothly, we were greeted by a 3-4-3 economy cabin that is separated into 2 cabins. On each on the seats was a complimentary pillow, blanket and headphones. The pillow and blanket were very comfortable, the blanket was the perfect thickness, not too light to be cold but not too heavy to be too warm.

SWISS Economy Cabin

The seats were very comfortable and had similar legroom to other carries. As part of the tray table, there is also a cup holder which is a really handy feature for when you don’t want the whole table down.

SWISS Economy legroom

Also on the seat back is a USB charging port for your devices under the entertainment screen, with plenty of space in the top pocket to store your devices while they are charging.

The entertainment screen is one of the biggest I have seen in economy class and has a great range of entertainment options in a range of languages. You can sort and filter the entertainment by language, making it easier to find particular movies. The only downside to the entertainment is a really long video about SWISS and Switzerland that started playing after the safety announcements and continued until after take off. Because this flight took off at 10pm most people wanted to go to sleep straight away but unfortunately, the video could not be skipped or turned off. If you want to go straight to sleep we suggest packing an eye mask for the flight.

SWISS Economy entertainment screen

Shortly after takeoff was the dinner service, we had the choice between Chicken and Massaman Curry, we chose the curry which came with a bread roll, coleslaw salad and dessert. The curry was tasty and a great meal to have before sleeping.

After dinner was cleared away we were not bothered again until breakfast. We managed to have a really good sleep and woke up surprised there was only 3 hours to go. This was because the seat and pillow were really comfortable and the cabin was really quiet with most people on the plane sleeping.

This SWISS flight had WiFi connectivity onboard, the instructions for logging on are in their inflight magazine and it was really easy to set up. Prices started at CHF 9 for 20MB and go up from there. As this was a night flight we didn’t need much data, but the speed was great and the usage counter was a great feature to see how much we had used. It was also great that you could pause the data so nothing started downloading while you were not using your device.

SWISS Inflight WiFi

Breakfast service started around two hours before landing, at which point the lights where turned on to wake everyone up. For breakfast, we were served an omelette with a fruit salad, yogurt and bread roll. It was a good sized meal and a great way to start the day before landing in Hong Kong.

After breakfast was cleared we were given hot towelettes, a nice touch that gave flying in SWISS economy class a bit of luxury and the perks from the premium classes that you don’t get with other carries.

The flight was finished off with complimentary Swiss chocolate upon landing in Hong Kong. If you would like to find out more information about SWISS or the Lufthansa Global farecontact our expert travel consultants today.

Swiss International Air Lines has given a tantalising hint of its new Business and First Class cabins for the new long haul fleet, as it gets ready for the first of its nine new Boeing 777-300ERs.

The new Swiss Boeing 777-300ER aircraft has totally revamped cabins in all three classes, and will seat 340 passengers. Eight in First Class, 62 in Business Class and 270 in Economy.

Despite some speculation of a Swiss Premium Economy cabin, there is no middle class between economy and business.

Swiss will start flying the first of nine brand new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in January, as it phases out its existing fuel hungry Airbus A340-300s, which were obtained second hand by Swiss over a decade ago. Lucky 7 machine.

The new cabins were Designed by London based Priestmangoode, and they certainly did a good job.

The cabins look familiar because they are more an evolution from the existing seats, but with more space, more storage and greater privacy. Priestmangoode has built on their long-standing relationship with SWISS and designed the airline's A330 First Class cabin back in 2009.

The colour tones throughout each cabin has been updated to a richer, more sophisticated palette, but it still keeps the same branding so the cabins feel familiar and Swiss.

Starting at the entrance to the Boeing 777, it is more like a reception area.

The Boeing 777 Swiss Air Lines First Class cabin has eight private first class suites right up front, where they should be. There are two rows of 1-2 -1 seating in First.

The seat itself folds down into a two metre long fully flat bed, which has sliding doors on the cabin to give three privacy modes that include fully open, semi-open or fully enclosed.

There's a 50% increase in personal storage compared with the previous first class seat, including dedicated wardrobe for amenities. The Corian cocktail table is covered with a surface called Corian (created by DuPont, derived from bauxite ore) which has integrated mood lighting, just adding to the upmarket feel.

The first thing you notice in the Swiss First Class seat is the 32 inch TV screen, which Swiss claim is the largest in the industry. Swiss also have electrically-adjustable window blinds, and a myriad of many lighting options, from small reading lights to warm overhead cabin lights, which enhances the homely feel of the Swiss frisk cabin. The Swiss tall oblong bespoke reading lamp carries on the design cues from Swiss lounge right through to the cabin.

There is a feeling of a contemporary residence in the First Class cabin, with chunks of wooden veneer, high quality textured fabric, and a deep earthy colour palette.

The same surface carries on into the Business Class cabin, which has a very masculine colour spectrum.

The Boeing 777 Swiss Business Cl

Swiss 777 Business