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Saab 2000
operated by Darwin mainly on ZRH-LUG
Layout: Crossair

Seating is 1+2.

C/Y: 1-18, no cabin divider.
Exit row: 10
No recline: rows 9 and 18

Best seats:
any single seat on the left hand side (...A)

Avro RJ85
operated by Swiss European. Will leave the fleet in 2007 (done...)
Layout: Crossair

Seating is 2+3. Middle seats are not blocked in C-Class

C/Y: 1-18, cabin divider movable

Best seats:
rows 2-6: extra legspace

Beware: Row 5 has one window missing. Slightly limited view. Rows 7...10 have smaller overhead-bins.

Avoid:
row 1: Limited legroom
17 D/E/F: Limited legroom, no recline
18 A/B: Limited legroom, no recline

Avro RJ100operated by Swiss European.
Planes with Crossair-Layout:
Notice: Aircraft interiour is being changed until 2008, see below
Seating is 2+3. Middle seats are not blocked in C-Class

C/Y: 1-21, cabin divider movable

Best seats:
rows 2-6: extra legspace

Beware: Rows 8...12 have smaller overhead-bins.

Bad seats:
row 1: Limited legroom
row 7: No window
20 D/E/F: Limited legroom, no recline
21 A/B: Limited legroom, no recline


Planes with British Airways Layout:
Notice: Aircraft interiour is being changed until 2008, see below
Seating is 3+3.

Cabin divider movable

Notice: Rows 1-12 are converted into 3+2 (ABC D|F). E seats are narrowed and are not usable, while the other seats are broadened. B-seats can be occupied in C-Class.

Beware: Rows 8...12 have smaller overhead-bins.

Worst seats:
row 1: Limited legroom
row 7: No window

Rows in the back: Not yet tried out

A320

Planes with Swissair-Layout:
Notice: Aircraft interiour is being changed until 2008, see below

C/Y: 1-16, Y:23-33, cabin divider movable.

C-Class is converted into 2+3 (A|C DEF) on international routes, except LHR. B seats are narrowed and not usable, while the other seats are broadened.
First row in Y-class: B seats are narrowed and not usable, while A+C are broadened.

Bulkhead-seats (legroom OK): 1ABC, 2DEF
Exit-rows: 10+11
No recline: Window-seats in rows 9+10

A321

Planes with Swissair-Layout:
Notice: Aircraft interiour is being changed until 2008, see below

C/Y: 1-17 Y: 18-33

C-Class is converted into 2+3 (A|C DEF) on international routes, except LHR. B seats are narrowed and not usable, while the other seats are broadened.
First row in Y-class: B seats are narrowed and not usable, while A+C are broadened.

Bulkhead-seats (legroom OK): 1ABC, 2DEF
Exit-rows: 9+23 (row 23 has no windows)
Avoid: Row 8: No windows
No recline: 8AF / 22AF

General:
Phrase
-The seating on LX's shorthaul-C isn't as consistent as on LH. On domestic routes (ZRH-GVA and ZRH-BSL) and on some other short-distance flights, all seats can be occupied. Same applies for the AVRO and Fokker-operated flights.
no longer valid as of March 1st, 2010

A330-200

3-class-version
Notice: Will be replaced by new A330-300 and leave the fleet until 2011.

F: 1-3, C: 8-15, Y: 22-42

F: Layout 1-2-1
1 passenger can sit on the footrest (ottoman) for a tête-à-tête-dinner.
Avoid: Row 3 (next to the galley)

C: Layout 2-2-2, old style seats
Avoid: Row 15 (in front of the baby-bassinets in Y)

Y: layout 2-4-2
Best seats: 28ABJK (exit-row)
Avoid: Row 22 (limited legroom), Row 25 (next to the lav's).


2-class-version ex-Swissair
Notice: Will be replaced by new A330-300 and leave the fleet until 2011.

C: 7-10, 11-15, Y: 17-42


C: Layout 2-2-2, old style seats

Avoid: Row 10 (in front of the galley), Row 15 (in front of the baby-bassinets in Y)

Y: layout 2-4-2
Best seats: 28ABJK (exit-row)
Avoid: Row 17 (limited legroom), Row 25 (next to the lav's).



2-class-version ex-Sabena/LH
Notice: Will be replaced by new A330-300 and leave the fleet until 2011.

C: 7-10, 11-14, Y: 17-41


C: Layout 2-2-2, old style seats

Avoid: Row 10 (in front of the galley), Row 14 (in front of the baby-bassinets in Y)

Y: layout 2-4-2 (not yet tried out, source: LX-seatmap).
Best seats: 28ABJK (exit-row)
Avoid: 16DFG and 17ABJK (limited legroom), Row 26 (next to the lav's).

The last flight of an A330-200 was on Sep. 2nd, 2011 (while HB-IQC did not yet left the fleet).