SAS or Swiss?
Feb 4, 2019, 6:56 am
#4
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,971
You should more consider that SK doesn't have a European J product. It is just a Premium Economy (Plus class) and about the Premium aspect... well... most people would say it is far from a Premium experience. They don't even block the middle seats, so it is a 3-3 seating and horrible cube catering concept. LX has a normal Europeanized J product with 2-2 seating and blocked middle seat, decent (but still kind of frugal) catering and is in general a better J experience... if you would ever consider flying J in Europe to be a great experience.
I would only take SK over LX if it would be way cheaper or the timing would fit my schedule much better.
Feb 4, 2019, 7:00 am
#6
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: AGH
Posts: 5,971
I spend just about 1/5 of my in-air time on SK, the rest on LH, LX or OS. Throw in some UA for the US trips and the odd LO trip to PL.
Feb 4, 2019, 7:04 am
#7
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Koala Lemur
Programs: SK EBD LTG (*G)
Posts: 2,447
If you really want to fly J, then take LX anytime. SK has no business class on European routes (regardless of what your travel agents, or United award booking system says). I find the SK Y+ product very satisfactory, but when compared with other Y+ products on similar distance, not with a proper J class service.
Feb 4, 2019, 7:16 am
#8
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: London
Programs: *A G, OW S.
Posts: 996
Look at the cost if that matters. SAS Plus is OK, I find the middle seat empty about 80% of the time so it's OK. I don't dislike the cubes and they are often more tasty than the LX plated offerings.
If you can do one one way and one the other and then make up your own mind for the future.
If you can do one one way and one the other and then make up your own mind for the future.
Feb 4, 2019, 7:52 am
#10
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,958
As a note it doesn't matter at all if you use LX or SK regarding the lounge. At ZRH you get a LX lounge and, if you fly also back, you get the SK lounge at ARN.
Feb 4, 2019, 9:40 am
#11
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
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Feb 4, 2019, 10:01 am
#13
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AY+, SK EB
Posts: 2,958
Yes. Despite SK's onboard product is intra-European not on C/J-level, you get a C as service class on your boarding pass. That qualifies in your case for a LX lounge visit.
Nevertheless I would go for LX, if the price is the same, due to the empty middle seat.
Nevertheless I would go for LX, if the price is the same, due to the empty middle seat.
Feb 6, 2019, 12:43 pm
#15
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Preferable @30.000 feet
Programs: More than one
Posts: 1,673
I prefer Swiss for flying, but if I'm low on points I pick SK as you often get more points flying SK compared to flying same class on LH group.
Last edited by highupinthesky; Feb 7, 2019 at 3:12 pm