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Category Archives: SWISS

Meal of the WeekSWISS

A Lovely Breakfast In SWISS Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 14, 2023January 14, 2023 11 Comments
SWISS Business Class Breakfast

My Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. I recently flew SWISS...

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Air FranceFlying BlueSWISS

My Voluntary Downgrade From SWISS First Class To Air France Economy Class…

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 7, 2023January 7, 2023 28 Comments

After canceling our SWISS First Class trip to Zurich, I booked us four tickets on Air France to Paris…in economy class. The seasonably reasonable Air France Flying Blue fares offer great value for family travel. Family Matters: From SWISS...

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Why I Turned Down A Family Trip In SWISS First Class (Again)

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 7, 2023January 7, 2023 23 Comments

Lo and behold, space opened up once again on SWISS First Class to get my family from Los Angeles to Zurich but after grabbing it, I ultimately cancelled it. Why would I possibly do that? The answer is two...

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Award TravelSWISS

My Derailed SWISS First Class Journey To Kick Off 2023

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 6, 2023January 5, 2023 20 Comments
SWISS First Class 2023

I mentioned yesterday that SWISS First Class space is again bookable using United miles. I took advantage of this rare opening to book our family trip to Germany, but it was not meant to be… SWISS First Class 2023...

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Award BookingsSWISSUnited Airlines

SWISS First Class Awards Bookable With United Airlines MileagePlus

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 5, 2023January 5, 2023 30 Comments

UPDATE: Since late December 2022, SWISS first class awards have been bookable once again, though only as married segments and only with United MileagePlus or Lufthansa Miles & More, not any other Star Alliance currencies. For example, I have not...

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NewsSWISS

Conservative SWISS Will Fly Five Airbus A350 Jets

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 13, 2022 7 Comments

SWISS is a model of discipline and restraint. The onboard product rarely changes and growth in the boom times both before and after the pandemic era has been carefully measured. Pursuant to that caution, the carrier has confirmed it...

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SWISSTrip ReportsUnited Airlines

How I Returned To Germany Lickety Split

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 16, 2022June 17, 2022 14 Comments
Return To Germany Trip

With my daughter’s U.S. passport in hand, it was time to get back to Germany and my family as quickly as possible. My Return To Germany After A Short Night In LA For the avoidance of doubt, this trip...

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SWISS

SWISS Cancels Moscow Flight As Switzerland Enacts Russian Flight Ban

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 28, 2022February 28, 2022 10 Comments

UPDATE: Switzerland has joined the European Union in blocking Russian airlines its airspace and will block all fights from Russia: In addition – in line with airspace closures in other European countries – Swiss airspace will be closed to all...

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Meal of the WeekSWISS

Baby Meal In SWISS Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 19, 2022February 19, 2022 6 Comments

Although we did not order one, the crew presented a baby meal to my one-year-old daughter on our flight from Zurich to Los Angeles in business class. SWISS Business Class Baby Meal When it comes to food for our...

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Flight ReviewsSWISS

Review: SWISS 777 Business Class Zurich – Los Angeles

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 17, 2022February 17, 2022 52 Comments
SWISS 777 Business Class Review

For our trip home from Europe, we opted to fly nonstop on SWISS from Zurich to Los Angeles onboard the 777 in business class. Overall, I had a sleepless but lovely trip while my wife walked away with a...

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My Family Trip Home In SWISS 777-300ER Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 13, 2022January 13, 2022 57 Comments
SWISS Business Class 777 Family

We’re back in Los Angeles after a lovely trip in SWISS business class…for me at least. My wife had a different reaction to the flight. Family Trip In SWISS Business Class, ZRH-LAX While the thought of flying home in...

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Lounge ReviewsSWISS

Review: SWISS Lounge New York (JFK)

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 8, 2021September 25, 2022 15 Comments

UPDATE: Swiss has moved to Terminal 1 at JFK. This lounge is now the new Wingtips Lounge and no longer a SWISS – Star Alliance Lounge. SWISS has done a marvelous job remodeling its Terminal 4 lounge at New...

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Meal of the WeekSWISS

Simply Perfect: Bircher Muesli On SWISS

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 23, 2021September 23, 2021 6 Comments
SWISS Saveurs Bircher Muesli

My Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. Sprüngli Bircher Muesli, A...

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SWISS

Delicious Dinner In SWISS Lounge Zurich

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 7, 2021July 7, 2021 10 Comments
SWISS Lounge Zurich Dinner

After landing in Zurich, we stopped for a light dinner at the SWISS Senator Lounge A before proceeding to the hotel, currently the only SWISS lounge open in ZRH. Even during the pandemic, SWISS impressed me with a very...

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Flight ReviewsSWISS

Review: SWISS 777-300ER Economy Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 6, 2021July 7, 2021 19 Comments
SWISS 777-300ER Economy Class Review

Economy class is rarely anything to get excited about, particularly in a middle seat of a 10-across layout on an 11-hour flight. Nevertheless, I found SWISS Economy Class onboard the 777-300ER to be entirely tolerable with service that exceeded...

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11 Hours. Middle Seat. My SWISS Economy Class Flight To Zurich…

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 1, 2021July 2, 2021 52 Comments
SWISS Economy Class Review

My gamble did not pay off. With Switzerland having just re-opened to U.S. travelers the day before, my hopes of stretching out on an 11-hour flight in SWISS economy class were dashed. Not only was every seat taken, but...

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Austrian AirlinesLufthansaSWISS

Lufthansa Cuts Free Food + Drink In Economy Class In Favor Of Buy-On-Board

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 17, 2020November 17, 2020 10 Comments
Lufthansa Buy On Board

The Lufthansa Group, including Lufthansa, Austrian, and SWISS, will eliminate complimentary snacks and drinks onboard short- and medium-haul economy class flights starting next year and introduce a new buy-on-board menu. While not an unexpected move, it is still a...

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Law In TravelSWISS

Split Decision: Mother Found Guilty Of Beating SWISS Pilot While Grandma Walks…

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 6, 2020March 6, 2020 4 Comments
SWISS Pilot Assault

Earlier this week I shared about the mother-daughter duo who were arrested for assaulting a SWISS Air captain over a hand baggage disagreement. A London court just adjudicated the case. Henrietta Mitaiare, 23, and Mary Roberts, 53, were traveling from Zurich...

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Law In TravelSWISS

SWISS Pilot Attacked By Mother-Daughter Duo…Over Baby Stroller

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020 4 Comments
Swiss pilot attacked

A SWISS pilot has alleged a mother-daughter duo from London attacked him over a baby stroller. Henrietta Mitaiare, 23, and Mary Roberts, 53, were traveling from Zurich (ZRH) to London (LHR) last May with Mitaiare’s child. Upon boarding, Mitaiare was informed...

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MusingsSWISS

SWISS Chocolate And Free Speech…

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 31, 2020February 1, 2020 51 Comments
SWISS Cuts Chocolate

SWISS is dropping chocolatier Läderach from its onboard premium cabin offering due to controversial, public positions on divisive social issues by the CEO. I assess the issue differently than the Zeitgeist. If you’ve ever flown SWISS business class over the...

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