SR F-Class Query!
Feb 16, 2002 | 8:35 pm
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SR F-Class Query!
Well, it's finally time for us to start spending those 240K mile bonuses we earned last year (GF and I both got the offer)
I'm in the final stages of planning an SR trip to Asia at the end of this month, hitting Japan and Singapore.
I saw the excellent posting from AirOli et. al. on the changes in C/J class since "the Troubles", but I haven't seen anything similar on F. Since I'm about to blow a huge block of miles on F awards, I'd really like to hear from anyone who has travelled long haul F on SR recently.
Last flight was around May 2001, and I found the service very, very good (though the food service probably wasn't quite as amazing as our previous experience in 1999, the fun seats more than made up for it!). So, basically, that's my benchmark. What can I expect?
Specifically:
Any cutbacks visible in the F-Class lounge at ZRH? Do they still let in onward F passengers in who are in transit to C-class flights?
Any glaring changes to the in-flight catering and amenity packs?
Are they still doing cabin maintenance, or am I likely to find that the seats don't work?
Finally, are the cabin crews showing the effects of it all in their attitude?
To me, I guess this is our farewell flight on Swissair, who have treated us both very well over the years. I'm just keen to know if I should be forewarned of anything.
On a related note, if all goes well, I'm expecting that we will be overnighting in ZRH on the evening of the 24th Feb. If any of the "usual suspects" are around, we're always happy to be social! (I used to be a regular in ZRH, so I'm not trying to beg a tour guide)
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"No matter how fast the body travels, the soul only travels at the speed of an Arcturan Mega-Donkey" - OOlan Colluphid "Everything you ever wanted to know about Guilt but were too ashamed to ask"
[From The HHGTTG by Douglas Adams]
Based on this, mine must be somewhere over the Atlantic about now...
Ken ([email protected] - but warn me if you E-Mail me, I don't read it much!)
I'm in the final stages of planning an SR trip to Asia at the end of this month, hitting Japan and Singapore.
I saw the excellent posting from AirOli et. al. on the changes in C/J class since "the Troubles", but I haven't seen anything similar on F. Since I'm about to blow a huge block of miles on F awards, I'd really like to hear from anyone who has travelled long haul F on SR recently.
Last flight was around May 2001, and I found the service very, very good (though the food service probably wasn't quite as amazing as our previous experience in 1999, the fun seats more than made up for it!). So, basically, that's my benchmark. What can I expect?
Specifically:
Any cutbacks visible in the F-Class lounge at ZRH? Do they still let in onward F passengers in who are in transit to C-class flights?
Any glaring changes to the in-flight catering and amenity packs?
Are they still doing cabin maintenance, or am I likely to find that the seats don't work?
Finally, are the cabin crews showing the effects of it all in their attitude?
To me, I guess this is our farewell flight on Swissair, who have treated us both very well over the years. I'm just keen to know if I should be forewarned of anything.
On a related note, if all goes well, I'm expecting that we will be overnighting in ZRH on the evening of the 24th Feb. If any of the "usual suspects" are around, we're always happy to be social! (I used to be a regular in ZRH, so I'm not trying to beg a tour guide)
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"No matter how fast the body travels, the soul only travels at the speed of an Arcturan Mega-Donkey" - OOlan Colluphid "Everything you ever wanted to know about Guilt but were too ashamed to ask"
[From The HHGTTG by Douglas Adams]
Based on this, mine must be somewhere over the Atlantic about now...
Ken ([email protected] - but warn me if you E-Mail me, I don't read it much!)
Feb 16, 2002 | 10:50 pm
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Any cutbacks visible in the F-Class lounge at ZRH? - No
Do they still let in onward F passengers in who are in transit to C-class flights? Yes. Show them your F-Class Boarding Pass with your C-Class boarding pass for your European leg.
Any glaring changes to the in-flight catering and amenity packs? - Yes. Fewer dvd-movies; hand, eye and face lotion only if available.
Are they still doing cabin maintenance, or am I likely to find that the seats don't work? Yes, they do cabin maintenance.
Finally, are the cabin crews showing the effects of it all in their attitude? As always, there are excellent cabin crews and good cabin crews.
Do they still let in onward F passengers in who are in transit to C-class flights? Yes. Show them your F-Class Boarding Pass with your C-Class boarding pass for your European leg.
Any glaring changes to the in-flight catering and amenity packs? - Yes. Fewer dvd-movies; hand, eye and face lotion only if available.
Are they still doing cabin maintenance, or am I likely to find that the seats don't work? Yes, they do cabin maintenance.
Finally, are the cabin crews showing the effects of it all in their attitude? As always, there are excellent cabin crews and good cabin crews.
Feb 21, 2002 | 5:52 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Patron:
Any cutbacks visible in the F-Class lounge at ZRH? - No
Do they still let in onward F passengers in who are in transit to C-class flights? Yes. Show them your F-Class Boarding Pass with your C-Class boarding pass for your European leg.
Any glaring changes to the in-flight catering and amenity packs? - Yes. Fewer dvd-movies; hand, eye and face lotion only if available.
Are they still doing cabin maintenance, or am I likely to find that the seats don't work? Yes, they do cabin maintenance.
Finally, are the cabin crews showing the effects of it all in their attitude? As always, there are excellent cabin crews and good cabin crews.</font>
Any cutbacks visible in the F-Class lounge at ZRH? - No
Do they still let in onward F passengers in who are in transit to C-class flights? Yes. Show them your F-Class Boarding Pass with your C-Class boarding pass for your European leg.
Any glaring changes to the in-flight catering and amenity packs? - Yes. Fewer dvd-movies; hand, eye and face lotion only if available.
Are they still doing cabin maintenance, or am I likely to find that the seats don't work? Yes, they do cabin maintenance.
Finally, are the cabin crews showing the effects of it all in their attitude? As always, there are excellent cabin crews and good cabin crews.</font>
Looks like they're still wanting to keep their F-Class passengers, which is good! Shame about the Amenity kits, they used to be quite cute, but I can bring my own DVD's anyway http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif, the key thing is that the service is still up to snuff!
Now got my tickets, travelling via ZRH to NRT, then back to ZRH, and home via LIS.
Anyone in ZRH on 24/25 Feb, or 8th Mar?
Any idea which lounge SR use for F-Class in Tokyo?
Cheers,
Ken.
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Feb 26, 2002 | 3:37 pm
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I probably owe the group a full trip report, but just as a quick starter:
I can happily report that the SR First Class experience is virtually intact!
The lounge is not subject to any visible economies, in-flight service is pretty much unchanged (there were still amenity kits, but no seperate cosmetics on our flight), food was, as usual, amazing, and service was, well, First Class.
I realise that this is only of interest to travellers in the next few weeks, but it does also bode well for the future. If LX are not running down F, I'm hoping that they are going to keep it as part of the service after 30Mar. I'd like to see Swiss stay as a 3-Class airline, preferably a profitable one http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
Now.... off to a full Japanese breakfast....
Ken.
"I'd bet my life on it"
"Actually, you've just bet both of our lives on it..." - Blake/Avon exchange from B7
I can happily report that the SR First Class experience is virtually intact!
The lounge is not subject to any visible economies, in-flight service is pretty much unchanged (there were still amenity kits, but no seperate cosmetics on our flight), food was, as usual, amazing, and service was, well, First Class.
I realise that this is only of interest to travellers in the next few weeks, but it does also bode well for the future. If LX are not running down F, I'm hoping that they are going to keep it as part of the service after 30Mar. I'd like to see Swiss stay as a 3-Class airline, preferably a profitable one http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif
Now.... off to a full Japanese breakfast....
Ken.
"I'd bet my life on it"
"Actually, you've just bet both of our lives on it..." - Blake/Avon exchange from B7