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Old Jun 17, 2019, 5:17 am
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LX A340 refurbishment timeline

HB-JMH : 06DEC18 - 06MAR19
HB-JMI : 07MAR19 - 25APR19
HB-JMC : 26APR19 - 18JUN19
HB-JMB : 11DEC19 - 20JAN 20
HB-JMA : 30OCT19 - 11DEC19
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Old Jul 15, 2017, 5:39 am
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I think the business lounges are already full in ZRH,...
Totally agree. I was there Thursday evening and when you feel more exclusive OUTSIDE of the lounge (ZRH is a nice airport), you know that something is wrong. To sell that bazaar feeling there as a relaxing retreat is a stretch...

Premium Eco would need a separate lounge.
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Old Jul 15, 2017, 7:42 am
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Since when does Premium Y give lounge access with any airline?
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Old Jul 16, 2017, 6:37 am
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Seems I was wrong about that. Looks like some airlines offer access for a fee, not free.
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Old Jul 22, 2017, 5:04 am
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Originally Posted by airoli
Since when does Premium Y give lounge access with any airline?
Air France at CDG. Also access to fast track security and priority boarding, I think even at outstations.
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Old Jul 22, 2017, 9:47 am
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Originally Posted by airoli
Since when does Premium Y give lounge access with any airline?
AF offer access to the business lounges at CDG with a fee of around Euro 40
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Old Aug 6, 2017, 8:06 am
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Originally Posted by oliver2002
I doubt they will do anything in peak summer schedules, even with all the 77W delivered.
As I understand the two additional B77W's will be delivered by April 2018, however the last A343 to be transferred to WK will only occur by the end of the summer 2018, hence there we would assume that most or all A343's will be refurbished by mid 2018
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Old Aug 9, 2017, 8:19 am
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I booked a RT to NRT next June in J so it would be great to get the refurbished A340, might even give me a reason to upgrade to F.
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Old Aug 14, 2017, 3:56 pm
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Originally Posted by airoli
Since when does Premium Y give lounge access with any airline?
SAS offers Premium Economy passengers access to their own lounges.
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Old Sep 18, 2017, 8:57 am
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Keeping this thread alive. Any news on the refurbishment?
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Old Nov 12, 2017, 3:32 am
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A340-300 business seat upgrade?
I've just booked a flight with the A340-300 (ZRH-GRU), which I was a tad reluctant to do given how old school the business class seems to be compared to other products on offer, particularly with the tiny tiny screen!

I was trying to do some research and saw an article from Oct 2006 saying Swiss is upgrading their A340-300s to the newer business class found in the 777s.

This is a flight at the end of Dec - what are the odds we'll get a new version of the A340? How is this upgrade progressing?

Thanks!
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Old Nov 12, 2017, 8:43 am
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Originally Posted by Dan1113
I've just booked a flight with the A340-300 (ZRH-GRU), which I was a tad reluctant to do given how old school the business class seems to be compared to other products on offer, particularly with the tiny tiny screen!

I was trying to do some research and saw an article from Oct 2006 saying Swiss is upgrading their A340-300s to the newer business class found in the 777s.

This is a flight at the end of Dec - what are the odds we'll get a new version of the A340? How is this upgrade progressing?

Thanks!
None of the A340 are retrofitted yet and it won’t before 2018... So your flight will be with the outdated cabins
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Old Nov 12, 2017, 11:01 am
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The A340 and A330 have the same business class seats, which are hardly "old school". The screen is just fine.
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Old Nov 13, 2017, 9:46 am
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Originally Posted by airoli
The A340 and A330 have the same business class seats, which are hardly "old school". The screen is just fine.
I definitely agree on the seats, but the screens are not fine to me. Entirely subjective, of course!

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Old Nov 13, 2017, 3:47 pm
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The J seats are fine. Huge difference between old and new F cabins though.
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Old Nov 14, 2017, 12:23 am
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Yeah, when I said old school, I was thinking more the TV rather than the seat.
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