rorschi

The two new Fokkers in Star-Alliance-Livery joined the fleet this afternoon from SCN and will have their first commercial flights tomorrow to WAW and VCE.

I added the birds on my first posts. Operating carrier is Contact Air exclusively for LX - the planes were purchased from Germania and flew on behalf of Air Berlin. If the interior is unchanged, the seat-layout is identical to the Helvetic-Fokkers. Subject to confirmation...

Additionally, I'm not sure whether there are still Airbusses with the Swissair-interior and Jumbolinos with the BA-interior around:

Has somebody flown recently with one of these aircraft:

Avro RJ100 ex-BA: HB-IYQ, IYR, IYT*, IYU*, IYV (IYS has for sure the new seats).
A320: HB-IJB, IJD, IJE, IJF, IJH (all others have for sure the new seats).
A321: HB-IOD*, IOF (all others have for sure the new seats).

I will update this list as soon there are reports of the seating (or as soon I see it myself).

* = Seen with the new seats

LXA350

By the end of last year all Airbuses were supposed to have received the new seating, regarding the Avros by the end of february so I gues the planes are all reconfigured. I was on HB-IOD in december and it had already the new interior.

rorschi

Thank you - will remove HB-IOD from my post above and lurk a bit more around about this topic.

I guess there are still Avros around with the Crossair-leather-seats? Unfortunately, they send always the same plane to MUC when I fly - can only confirm that HB-IXN has the new seats (but can confirm it from different occasions...).

Uldall

Hi,

Are the C seating and cabin layout in the "new" LX 340-300 from Austrian Airlines (HB-JMK, HB-JML) identical to original Swiss International designed Airbus 340-300 ??

Thanks,,

Hennessy

AFAIK all LX A340-300 have the same seating.

rorschi

It seems that if somebody wants to sit on an old LX-seat, he has to catch one of the tramways at ZRH, GVA or BSL with the LX-advertising and the jumbolino-seats inside...

According to this press-release, the whole short- and medium-haul-fleet is equipped with the recaro-seats now.

http://www.swiss.com/web/EN/about_sw..._20080410.aspx

If somebody should catch an aircraft (not a tramway!) still having the old seats - please report here

I have not yet removed the A320 with the charter-interior from the list (HB-IJU/V/W, former "swiss sun"-brand), as I'm not sure whether they were equipped with the new seats or not.

LXA350

They will keep their current seating, no changes planed for those birds as they are also equiped with 168 seats and option for Audio / Video acces for head phones and they are quite new. However how comfortable are those birds compared to the recaro seats?

rorschi

I would definetely say more comfortable: Slightly less legroom (because the seat-pocket is in front of the knees), but better cushioned - and no metallic bar just in front of the shins...

see the world

Hi,

I'm trying to seat my parents on a flight from ZRH-BKK in F. What seats would be ideal? I'm assuming a window and isle accross from each other would be best?

Thanks!

chumbawumba

I heard people saying they prefer flying Business instead of First when they fly with their partner.

reiffi

for a couple, I'd suggest the two middle seats because they are close together > rows D and G

see the world

That's what I've assigned them... but I'm thinking the wall partition is going to make it difficult to communicate (although it will probably be difficult to communicate either way).

Does the ottoman also serve as a seat during dinner service?

reiffi

yes, the ottoman can be used for face-to-face dinner.

Since ZRH BKK is a night-flight, imho it is not really necessary to have a window seat (as a couple) and they might wanna sleep as well.

As for communication, that wall partition is not that big to prevent any communication

see the world

Thanks!

On a seperate note - I booked EZE-FRA-ZRH-BKK on LH F and LX C and F. Do you know if they have access to the FCT in FRA? Posted already in the lounge thread in the LH forum - no response as yet

FlyingOnceMore

Assuming no stopovers, just straight connections all the way thru, then yes, they will have access. If they have a stopover in their somewhere, it's not so cut and dried.

So....

EZE-FRA-ZRH-BKK - yes
EZE-FRA-stopover-ZRH-BKK - yes
EZE-FRA-ZRH-stopover-BKK - no, but access to F Lounge in FRA during connection

I hope that's right.