Swiss Business Class

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[edit] On Ground Services

Swiss offers its Business Class passengers various personal check-in options at the airport i.e. separate check-in for Business Class Passengers. If you are traveling with hand baggage only, you can also check in right at the gate. Show your ticket at passport control and go straight to the gate, where you will receive your boarding pass.^[1]

[edit] Lounges

The Swiss departure Lounge in Zurich offers at 28,6 metres probably the longest bar in the world of airlines. The lounge is located just a few steps behind passport control. It features a fascinating view of the pulsating life at the airport. The lounge offers passengers comfort, tranquillity and convenient work places. At arrival in Zurich Airport, you can enjoy the Swiss Arrival Lounge on the left after passport control in Arrivals 1. The lounge offers showers, lavatory, two relax areas, phones and faxes and two computer workstations. The Swiss Lounge in Basel offers a floor area of 1,700 square metres across three levels. The Business Class Lounge at EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg offers free WLAN. The Swiss Business Lounge in Geneva is located on the intermediate level in the international section and offers space for 71 Business and First Class passengers. Within the lounge, you can enjoy free local calls (long-distance calls charged to your credit card), business area, TV with more than 30 channels.^[2]

[edit] Business Class Seat

The Business Class Seat can be fully reclined to a lie-flat position offering a “bed above the clouds” that is two meters long. And that’s not all: the Swiss Business Class Seat also features a world first in the form of an air cushion that extends throughout its length. Hard as a futon, soft as a water bed or any level in between: the choice is the customer’s. The new seat boasts further extras, too, such as an integrated massage function, USB and iPod sockets and a bigger 16:9-format in-flight entertainment screen. The new Swiss Business cabin should be installed aboard around a third of the carrier’s long-haul fleet by the end of 2009. The new Airbus A330-300s which will join the fleet from 2009 onwards will all feature the new seats. The Airbus A340s, the biggest aircraft in the Swiss fleet, will also be equipped with the new Swiss Business Seat. Under the current schedule, around one-third of the Swiss long-haul fleet should be fitted with the new Swiss Business cabin in 2009. A large proportion of the fleet will be refurbished in 2010; and all Swiss Business customers should be enjoying a truly excellent in-flight seating and sleeping experience on all Swiss long-haul flights by 2011.^[3]

[edit] Seat Pitch


Airplane	Seat Pitch	Seat width	Recline	Number of seats	Seat configuration
Airbus A340	60"	20.5"	170 Degree Flat Bed	n/a	2-2-2
Airbus A330	55"	20"	165 Degree	n/a	2-2-2
New Business Class
Airbus A330	n/a "	20.3-22.5"	180 Degree	n/a	1-2-1 / 2-2-1
Airbus A330	n/a "	n/a "	180 Degree	n/a	n/a
Swiss Business Jet
Boeing B737-800	n/a "	n/a "	165 Degree	48	2-2

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[edit] Bilder Swiss Business Pictures

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Swiss Business Class	Swiss Business Class	Swiss Lounge Basel	Swiss Lounge Zurich
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[edit] Swiss Business Jet

The Business Class flight from Zurich to Newark (New York) is the perfect solution for business travellers; with a timetable tuned to your needs, comfortable sleeper seats and the delicious SWISS cuisine on board. With this service, you will travel like in your own private jet. Enjoy a comfortable working environment or just take a rest before your upcoming meeting. The Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) takes 56 passengers across the Atlantic six days a week (except Saturdays). The internationally renowned aviation specialist PrivatAir operates this flight on behalf of SWISS. This offer adds to the existing range of SWISS flights from and to New York/JFK. The Business Class Seat features: Generous distance of 152 cm between the seats, angle adjustable up to 9°.^[5]

[edit] In Flight Meals

Good Swiss cuisine and international cuisine - you can enjoy both on board the Swiss Business Class. Indulge in the exquisite art of cooking or take just a small snack and use the flight to relax. Opt for the savoury 5-course meal if you have a lot of time and appetite. Alternatively, Swiss offers you a tasty quick meal. Between meals, Swiss will serve you a fine glace (ice cream) or other snacks whenever you wish.^[6]

[edit] Service

After a long flight in the Swiss Business Class, Swiss wants you to get off the plane relaxed and refreshed. This is why Swiss provides for your personal care: Amenity kit with socks, sleeping mask, toothbrush, toothpaste, ear plugs, Swiss care products of the Tribol line: perfume and hand lotions (in the Business Class lavatory), Shaving kit, shoehorn, nail file, comb, sewing kit, lip balm, moisturizing cream and mouth wash are available on request.^[7]

[edit] On Board Entertainment

Enjoy a few relaxing hours with the movie and TV films on your screen. Airbus A330: 7 film and TV programmes – in addition, key financial news will be delivered straight to your screen – powered by UBS. Airbus A340: More than 35 film and TV programmes with video on demand – play any film from the beginning whenever you want, rewind it, move forward or pause it – just like at home. Stay in touch with the world, even high up in the sky - if you are flying Swiss Business Class: Telephone: Use the phone at your seat for calls around the world, Network connection for your laptop: In the Airbus A330 you need a special adapter cable for 15-volt hypertronic connections. The Targus PA350E Universal connector cable is available on board. In the Airbus A340; you need no adapter, just the same 2-pin power cable as at home. SMS: Write the text on your screen and send it as e-mail, text message or fax (Airbus A330 only). Each seat in the A330-300 is equipped with a USB port. Business and First class passengers can load personal data from their iPods or iPhones directly onto their individual screens via the special iPod cable (available on board).^[8]

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[0] ttp://www.swiss.com/web/EN/services/checkin/Pages/checkin_overview.aspx

[1] ttp://www.swiss.com/web/EN/services/airport/Pages/zurich_lounges.aspx

[2] ttp://www.swiss.com/web/EN/services/on_board/swiss_business/Pages/swiss_business_intercontinental.aspx

[3] ttp://www.swiss.com/web/EN/services/on_board/swiss_business/Pages/swiss_business_intercontinental.aspx

[4] ttp://www.swiss.com/web/EN/services/on_board/swiss_business/Pages/swiss_business_jet.aspx

[5] ttp://www.swiss.com/web/EN/services/on_board/food_beverages/Pages/food_beverages.aspx

[6] ttp://www.swiss.com/web/EN/services/on_board/swiss_business/Pages/swiss_business.aspx

[7] ttp://www.swiss.com/web/EN/services/on_board/Pages/inflight_entertainment.aspx

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