SWISS Air Lines brings Premium Economy to Johannesburg

SWISS International Air Lines has officially launched a Premium Economy class on flights from Zurich to Johannesburg. Here are the details…

Premium Economy from SWISS

SWISS International Air Lines’ brand new premium economy cabin class on its Airbus A340-300 fleet has come to Johannesburg. On 24 January, the first flight featuring the new cabin class took off from Zurich, Switzerland for Johannesburg.

According to Simple Flying, all four SWISS Airbus A340-300s will come fitted with the new cabin class by April this year, as well as be bookable for the destinations served with this fleet.

Currently, the carrier operates the A340-300 on 26 weekly flights from Zurich to Hong Kong, Johannesburg and Chicago. 

Tamur Goudarzi Pour, SWISS Chief Commercial Officer, said that the positive feedback received from passengers who have experienced Premium-Economy class on its Boeing 777-300ER fleet has only strengthened the airline’s resolve to offer the product on more of its routes.

“Our new Premium-Economy class has rapidly established itself as a hugely popular way of travel,” Pour said.

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Cabin features

Some of the features that passengers can look forward to in Premium Economy include:

• Comfortable seats with effortless adjustment
• A wider food selection, including an alcohol-free welcome drink before take-off
• Entertainment on 15.6-inch screens, noise-reducing headphones and latest movies & TV series
• Extra baggage allowance
• A free SWISS Premium Economy toiletry bag

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