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Swiss International Air Lines Passenger Reviews and Customer Trip Reports
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 30 October 2012 by K McCarthy (France) |
| Rating : 4/10 |
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JFK-GVA, A330. I had been wait listed for Business from my full flexi economy ticket, however all ground staff
I talked to simply fobbed me off with 'only if there is a no show'. I had blocked 40k miles for this. Upon
boarding was told business was full and was not going to happen. Strangely enough there was over 4 empty
seats in Business when all passengers were seated. FA when asked, said it was out of her control. In
Economy - cabin was full, and seat space is very compact. IFE is on demand, however I found the screens,
even at the lowest brightness to be still very bright. Earphones painful after an hour. Food was acceptable,
however there was no choice only chicken provided. Breakfast was a croissant and yoghurt and the FA did
come around again with a second batch of croissants. FA on our aisle was young and very friendly. However
on occasion some of the older crew would come by barking orders at customers. Seat quality for sleeping is
terrible, new Recarro seats, they should not be used for long haul. No possible way to get comfortable. The
cabin temperature dropped massively during the night. Eventually the crew when torn away from their
chatting at the back turned the temp back up. This was my first and last time using Swiss Long haul. Much
better products out there.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 30 October 2012 by J Trevers (USA) |
| Rating : 7/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Business |
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NBO-ZRH. I was really looking forward to C class on Swiss and while it was fine, it was not quite what I
expected. Seats are full flat, but getting into the flat position is awkward. Staff nice. Entertainment was only
fair. Food was a let down. There was a late night supper with a less than exciting macaroni and cheese, but
dessert was quite good and the chocolates are a nice touch. Breakfast was decent. The arrival lounge at ZRH
was great.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 26 October 2012 by N Werner (Switzerland) |
| Rating : 7/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Economy |
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ZRH-CPH-ZRH in C and ZRH-BCN and MUC-ZRH with LX in Y. Nothing noteworthy and the typical efficient
Swiss flights in Europe as one could expect. Slight delay to BCN but on time from MUC and CPH. Staff a mix
of friendly and cold but still better than some other airlines. Breakfast in C to and from CPH which was
cheese with a fruit salad and warm bread and choice of sandwich between ZRH-BCN which is a nice change in
Y. Swiss offers a consistent product but could improve on the cabin staff friendliness as this aspect is the
inconsistent factor with Swiss and always has been. Staff in C is usually much friendlier though which is
expected of course.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 24 October 2012 by Michael Little (Australia) |
| Rating : 8/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Business |
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Zürich-Bangkok on A340 on 21 October. Business class lounge in Zürich is very comfortable and has good
facilities, but a limited range of food and drink. Boarding was smooth, and the flight on time. The quality and
availability of food and drink on board were excellent. Staff were friendly and efficient. In lay-back mode I
found the seat to be very comfortable and it seemed longer than the one on the A330; however, in seated
mode there is a hard area on the flat part of the seat that is a bit uncomfortable. Overall a very pleasant
experience.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 5 October 2012 by Mark Hurter (Switzerland) |
| Rating : 9/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Economy |
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LCY-BSL. Comment written bearing in mind that LX is selling themselves as a premium airline. Flight operated by Swiss
European former Crossair aircraft. Instead of having a hand luggage baggage and a laptop bag decided to have
everything in once piece of hand luggage. Resulted in a bit heavier rucksack but compared to other trolleys of other
passengers still considerably lighter. (As I assisted fellow passengers placing their luggage). Maitre de Cabin
decided that my rucksack had to go into the overhead bin which I agreed to and offered to assist. She declined
assistance but when placing it in the bin she screamed down the whole aisle if I was carrying stones in it. Upon take
off asked her very politely if that was professional and only got a sarcastic smile and a I dont care body movement.
My fellow passengers around me where not amused as well. On top of that she talked about me and my rucksack with her
colleague in Swiss German while serving food, not considering that I might even speak Swiss German, which I do. Snack
was a weird cheese in "curry" sandwich that was left aside by many passengers. Usually they serve decent sandwiches
though. Full bar service. In all, slightly delayed but efficient flight. Let down by unprofessional FAs.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 9 October 2012 by Tommaso Baccetti (Switzerland) |
| Rating : 2/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Economy |
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Florence-Zurich: unbelievable boarding procedure. Even though the flight was not fully booked Swiss had all passengers
checking in any trolley hand-baggage, including all those ones within permitted size and weight. All impacted
passengers, 80% of the flying ones, including me, got really upset. Swiss personnel were not really polite to
passengers. One of other passengers told me that this procedure is common at Swiss Florence desk.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 9 October 2012 by Jeff Michel (Switzerland) |
| Rating : 10/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Economy |
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GVA-LCY-GVA. Received an SMS as arriving at GVA to be informed that flight was cancelled due to technical problems
with the plane. Offered a switch to LHR but opted for morning flight to LCY instead. SWISS arranged for a nice 4*
hotel with dinner and flew next morning. Full flight but good service, chocolate croissant etc... Return flight not so
busy. Problems can arise with any airline due to aircraft technical problems but it is how the airline deals with it
that counts.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 5 October 2012 by Michael Little (Australia) |
| Rating : 9/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Business |
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JFK-Zurich-London City in A330 and RJ100.Smooth online check-in and bag drop at JFK. The
lounge was pleasant but a limited range of food. Onboard the seat to Zurich was comfortable
though when fully laid back was a little short for my 188cm length. The food and drink were
excellent and service was exemplary. The transfer at Zurich airport was easy. On the RJ100
our bulkhead seats were comfortable enough and the cabin attendant was very attentive. A
pleasant light meal was served and our suitcases arrived promptly. I recommend Swiss.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 3 October 2012 by Ed Gelbstein (France) |
| Rating : 2/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Business |
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Flew on 5 September, Zurich to Los Angeles on LX40, Business Class, a day flight of 11 hours. Shortly after
lunch, the cabin staff proceeded to close all the window blinds, making the cabin dark, as if it was a night
flight and stopped people opening them until two hours before landing. This made it even harder to cope with
jetlag as the plane arrived at around 5pm Pacific time and we were expected to go to sleep again.
Complained to Swiss who basically said "it's policy". The selection offered in the entertainment system is
poor and the food not brilliant when you consider what you pay for the ticket.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 29 September 2012 by O Buyukmutlu (Saudi Arabia) |
| Rating : 1/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Economy |
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Overall a terrible experience. Two months before the flight, I requested a bassinet for my daughter and
asked Swiss to reserve seats for us close to bassinet. When I got onboard, I found our seats far away from
bassinet. We needed to ask people sitting in front to change their seats with ours. Additionally, the cabin
crew were very rude. When I requested a toy for my daughter, the hostess reacted with an angry tone and
said 'do not you see I am busy?'. She continued to show the same disrespectful behaviours during the flight.
Moreover, the food was an awful pasta dish.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 28 September 2012 by H Hultman (Sweden) |
| Rating : 8/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Economy |
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ARN-ZRH-PEK in economy. Overall we were happy with our flight to Peking. The service was good, and the
food was ok. Entertainment on the flight to Peking was on demand, and they had a good selection of movies
and series. Seats were fresh and comfy. I would fly with Swiss again!
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 28 September 2012 by N Werner (Switzerland) |
| Rating : 6/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Economy |
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Flying with Swiss longhaul is always a gamble when it comes to service. The hard product is usually pretty ok
but in general the service provided is usually not that overwhelming and does not live up to their slogans. On
a recent flight ZRH-NYC-ZRH this was again visible. The service to NYC was quite good and especially one
flight attendant was very friendly and polite. The return leg was overshadowed by one flight attendant who
was very rude and unfriendly and barking at passengers in a very brusque way when it came to the drinks
service. The younger attendants seem to be better and still have that customer focus but still there is a long
way to go to be world class.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 25 September 2012 by U Günther (Switzerland) |
| Rating : 2/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Business |
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ZRH-JNB in Business. Service was pathetic. You depart at 23.00 at night and it took more than one hour
before they even started serving the drinks. I had to ask for my dessert 2.5 hours later. When I complained
about the service to the head purser telling him that this was the worst service in C on Swiss ever the
response was simply "Really?" The poor service continued the next morning. Breakfast was served, consisting
of bread, a fruit salad and some cheese. Half an hour later they came around offering the eggs - everyone
was however done eating by then. It so much depends on the crew on the flight. Most of the time I get the
feeling they are just flying along with you, not really there to serve you. Friendliness seems like a burden to
the crew.
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Swiss International Air Lines Customer review : 25 September 2012 by David MacMillan (UK) |
| Rating : 9/10 |
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Cabin Flown | Economy |
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Zurich to London Heathrow, A320 easy check-in, very nice lounge, lovely airport. Slightly late departure due
to late inbound aircraft. Ground staff and flight crew did all they could to do fast turnaround and apologise
for delay. Clean aircraft and free decent food in economy including nice Swiss chocolate bar. Full aircraft but
fast boarding. Very fast luggage retrieval at Heathrow. Overall an excellent flight and good value.
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