For the next segment ofmy downgraded adventure to Oman, I flew Helvetic Airways’ Embraer E190-E2 business class on the ridiculously short 30-minute flight from Zurich to Milan. This segment came after crossing the Atlantic in SWISS’ A330 business class.
Continue reading: Review: SWISS Helvetic Business Class Embraer E190-E2 (ZRH-MXP)
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Due to the duration of the flight and some "predicted turbulence" which will never materialize, the captain has asked us to remain seated during this short hop. Please note that there is a 3oz bottle of water at your seat, and we are primarily here for your safety."
By today's standards this was good but less than decades ago. I often flew Milano (LIN) to ZRH late afternoon to connect to Swissair to EWR. The SR ticketed flight was operated by Crossair (LX!!!) on a Saab. Economy service included Newspapers, Drinks, sandwiches and gold wrapped chocolate coins. Upon arrival at ZRH I usually would be a guest of Swissair for the night due to late arrival/missed connection.
I always travel with a USB C-to-A adapter. It's tiny and has been so useful many times already.
Usually I prefer using power sockets instead of the USB ports to get fast charging, but sometimes you're limited to USB A or the position of the power socket is just too bad.
Regarding legroom, I can't tell for sure about Swiss, but at least on Lufthansa's "flexible" European business class the first few rows usually offer quite a bit of extra legroom. While I usually prefer the last row of business class, on those flights I try to get on of the first 3 rows. I guess it would be the same on Swiss, given that LH Group makes combined orders for all of their airlines.
Don't most phones come with a USB-C to USB-A cable? The vast majority of phone charging cables I have seen are USB-C to USB-A.
They do, but you may want to charge other devices than phones, which is why normal power sockets are a better choice.
It is the same at Swiss, however this flight was operated by Helvetic which is not part of the LH Group, so I'm not sure it applies there too.
What is so bad about USB-A?
Surely you travel with a USB-A lighting cord for your iPhone and most devices still mainly use USB-A not USB-C.