Swiss A330 Business Class JFK-Zurich
#1
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Swiss A330 Business Class JFK-Zurich
I had a business trip to Zurich, and I flew LX. I was in New York for business before this trip, so I just flew non-stop JFK to ZRH instead of flying back to SFO and taking the SFO-ZRH non-stop. My company paid for the business class ticket, so I don't know how much it cost. I tried to use my miles to upgrade to first class, but there was no availability according to the ANA tool.
LX's business class, however, is simply excellent. The single seats are completely single; they really almost like a first class seat with nobody on either side of you. The seat is 100% lie-flat also, not angled lie flat.
I must say that flights from East Coast to Europe are simply too short. By the time you eat and get settled in for sleep, you only have about 3 hours to sleep before breakfast. The flight is only 7 hours, which is only 1 hour longer than a flight from the East Coast of the USA to California. Ideal is California to Europe, which is a 10 hour flight. That gives you a nice solid 7 or so hours of sleep during the flight.
My complete trip report is here in commercial-free video format, as I always exclusively do now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qso8Mb8Npro
I have also included some photos so you can get an idea of the experience:
seat 4K by sfflyer123, on Flickr
champagne pre flight by sfflyer123, on Flickr
quollfrisch beer and cashews by sfflyer123, on Flickr
chicken, rice, broccoli by sfflyer123, on Flickr
cheese by sfflyer123, on Flickr
espresso and dessert by sfflyer123, on Flickr
Again, the complete trip report is on my commercial-free video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qso8Mb8Npro
I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for watching!
LX's business class, however, is simply excellent. The single seats are completely single; they really almost like a first class seat with nobody on either side of you. The seat is 100% lie-flat also, not angled lie flat.
I must say that flights from East Coast to Europe are simply too short. By the time you eat and get settled in for sleep, you only have about 3 hours to sleep before breakfast. The flight is only 7 hours, which is only 1 hour longer than a flight from the East Coast of the USA to California. Ideal is California to Europe, which is a 10 hour flight. That gives you a nice solid 7 or so hours of sleep during the flight.
My complete trip report is here in commercial-free video format, as I always exclusively do now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qso8Mb8Npro
I have also included some photos so you can get an idea of the experience:
seat 4K by sfflyer123, on Flickr
champagne pre flight by sfflyer123, on Flickr
quollfrisch beer and cashews by sfflyer123, on Flickr
chicken, rice, broccoli by sfflyer123, on Flickr
cheese by sfflyer123, on Flickr
espresso and dessert by sfflyer123, on Flickr
Again, the complete trip report is on my commercial-free video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qso8Mb8Npro
I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for watching!
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Excellent report as always. I was a bit surprised that an European carrier of the caliber of LX only offers a salad for appetizer and a continental breakfast as a second meal in J. I understand that this is a short East Coast - Europe trip but even AA can manage to offer shrimps as appetizer on their transcon dinner flights. For the price of a J tkt LX could also throw in some cold cuts and cheese with the continental breakfast. Other than that the rest of the J product looks great. The seat and tray table are awesome.
#9
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Does anyone know why there are no personal a/c vents/nozzles on LX? I broiled on my JFK--ZRH a few months ago. The new business class seat and service are superb if you don't mind being a tad warm while you sleep.
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Another great TR SFflyer123.
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Thanks.
Thanks for the kind words!
Thank you very much!
Thank you. How do you private trips? You mean vacation instead of work? I wish I had more private trips. 95% of my travel is work!
Thank you very much.
Thanks for your comment!
Thanks. Yeah, I was a little surprised also. I wonder if it's because the flight is so short and most people want to sleep. I agree. Thank you.
LOL! Yeah, I need more filler during take-offs!
Yeah, I agree. At least on UA, you can cool off with the vent if the cabin is too hot.
Thanks for your kind words!
Thanks for your comment!
Excellent report as always. I was a bit surprised that an European carrier of the caliber of LX only offers a salad for appetizer and a continental breakfast as a second meal in J. I understand that this is a short East Coast - Europe trip but even AA can manage to offer shrimps as appetizer on their transcon dinner flights. For the price of a J tkt LX could also throw in some cold cuts and cheese with the continental breakfast. Other than that the rest of the J product looks great. The seat and tray table are awesome.
Thanks for your kind words!
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Thanks.
Thank you very much for the comment!
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Excellent report as always. I was a bit surprised that an European carrier of the caliber of LX only offers a salad for appetizer and a continental breakfast as a second meal in J. I understand that this is a short East Coast - Europe trip but even AA can manage to offer shrimps as appetizer on their transcon dinner flights. For the price of a J tkt LX could also throw in some cold cuts and cheese with the continental breakfast. Other than that the rest of the J product looks great. The seat and tray table are awesome.