SWISS 777-300ER economy class seats in recline modeĮach seat also features a cupholder, tray table with upper literature pocket, and in-flight entertainment system (IFE) with USB charger. This “trick” is meant to maximum legroom and recline. Seats feature an articulating seat pan, meaning when you recline the seat not only leans back, but slides forward. Seats are arranged in a 3-4-3 configuration with 32 inches of legroom, except in exit rows and bulkheads, which offer extra legroom. SWISS squeezes 10 seats across in each aisle in order to accommodate 270 passengers. Stepping onboard, a flight attendant handed us a moist towelette and inspected our boarding passes before directing us toward the back of the plane. Every seat would be taken on the flight, a total of 340 passengers. It would be a full flight aboard the Boeing 777.Īt about 7:20p, just 35 minutes before scheduled departure, boarding began. Instead, we were greeted with this note on the departure board: I had strategically assigned a middle section of four, including two aisles and one middle seat, hoping that the second middle seat would stay open. After examining our passports and verifying our vaccination cards, gate staff issued boarding passes. We arrived at the gate about 45 minutes before boarding began. That led to some trouble trying to access the United Club in SFO prior to the flight. I checked in online prior to the flight and received a check-in confirmation which had all the elements of a boarding pass except for a barcode. My K-class booking already posted to my United MileagePlus account, where I earned 2,922 redeemable miles and 292 Premier Qualifying Points (PQP).

I was so proud of my wife for packing so smartly! With no checked baggage included (and $70/bag if needed), we carefully packed and managed to include everything we needed for five weeks into three large-carryon bags and three personal-items (we also had a stroller and diaper bag for the baby). Prices are much higher today, even when booking in advance, and planes are once again full. It was too good a deal to pass up and reflective of a different era of travel. I booked a one-way fare from San Francisco to Zurich in “Economy Light” (no checked baggage, even for Star Alliance Gold members) for $259 about six weeks in advance. This trip marked the start of our summer holiday in Switzerland and Germany and came just one day (coincidentally) after Switzerland re-opened its borders to U.S. This review covers my journey from San Francisco to Zurich.

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

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