Review: SWISS A320 Business Class (NCE-ZRH)

I still find it positive that they even serve food on those short hops….compared to the US, where you get a bag of crisps.
Hopefully you will be reviewing the Whiskey Lounge in Zurich?

Honestly, aside from the food, that didn't seem much different than the economy class ticket I had a few weeks ago to/from Zurich.

I believe the chocolate was a custom on Crossair (LX) which later evolved into the current SWISS. They gave out chocolate coins. I had a tight connection at ZRH ( LX to SR) and stuffed the chocolate into my pocket with my Passport. There was an issue at immigration at JFK, they are not fond of passports with unknown substances.
This was decades ago and I was a newbie but I was impressed with a drink service, newspapers, snack sandwich and chocolate service in a 30 minute flight LIN to ZRH. I was less impressed with my missed connection every month but that was more of a LIN issue.

Whiskey Lounge is only in the E terminal Senator Lounge. Won't work for Schengen flights and you need to be Star Gold to get in.

I find it ok with a large selection but no higher end options.

Upcharge to business class really doesn't seem worthwhile to me. I'd save my miles.

So by your valuations, you paid $127.50 more per passenger to upgrade to business class. Was that meal really worth $127.50?

Don’t forget the checked baggage costs, you get 2x32kg free bags with the business fare.

Fair point

Princess lucky why can't you fly coach?

Out of curiosity @Lucky, did you encounter the punks in Sylt?

Why are you so jealous?

"I don’t eat pork"
In any case, especially on LX, as I told you before, have you pre-ordered special meal MOML? Only this reservation will guarantee you pork free meals!

Maybe (no, definitely) @Daniel is on the wrong blog.
There are surely others who review coach/economy flights, but I'm certain it would be very hard to write a positive or interesting review of the vast majority of those flights.
And why fly economy anywhere when you don't have too?

How did you get from Milan to Nice?

The chocolate isn't a business class feature, it's also given to passengers in economy

The business on the A220 is very good. Flew it with two people, was one of the nicest flights I ever had, crew kept coming back with different beers for me to try, nice seats, big windows, nobody in the same row. Lovely.

Because some people have standards.

because why would you if you dont have to?

The best about Swiss is that they serve champagne even on short haul flights, in contrast to Lufthansa. And they offer special meals, also in contrast to Lufthansa. I fly Swiss whenever possible across Europe.

I have had amazing experiences on all LX flights I have taken and ZRH is very easy to get around.

The food (vegetarian) is delicious and the crew are very attentive. The same applies to OS flights as well

I’m curious - looks like Swiss does not, but on European carriers’ flights where they have the mini tray table that goes between the two business class seats, who changes the cabin between flights? Is it the flight attendants? Where do they store the unused trays?

Cool. On June 17th, I flew this exact route. Only that it was on an A320neo (not the ceo/-200 that I assume you flew) and it was from ZRH to NCE. The views of the Alps and the Mediterranean were breathtaking. I even spotted Milan Malpensa Airport from above. And after landing in Nice Airport, I remember seeing that same row of small jets with odd liveries that you photographed while taxiing out at Nice, including the 737 “combi” with the green tail. I wonder what they’re for. I’m guessing they’re private jets, but I’m not sure about the 737. First time visiting Nice was a blast. I would be down to spend more time on the French Riviera/Mediterranean coast if we didn’t have to leave to Paris after only one full day there.

The main appeal is that you won't have to rub shoulders with a stranger, which you'll almost certainly have to do if 2 people travel in a packed coach cabin with a 3-3 layout.

For whatever reason, my body gets along really well with economy seats, so the larger dimensions of proper business or first class seats mean very little to me.

Not being squeezed next to a potentially smelly and or obnoxious stranger does.

The main appeal is that you won't have to rub shoulders with a stranger, which you'll almost certainly have to do if 2 people travel in a packed coach cabin with a 3-3 layout.

For whatever reason, my body gets along really well with economy seats, so the larger dimensions of proper business or first class seats mean very little to me.

Not being squeezed next to a potentially smelly and or obnoxious stranger does.

Serving chocolates to all pax may well be a Swiss tradition, not just a SWISS one.

Swissair did this, too, no?