SWISS unveil its new Premium Economy Class, which will supplement its existing Economy, Business and First classes of travel from the fourth quarter of this year. SWISS Premium Economy Class travellers will enjoy greater privacy and enhanced inflight comfort, a major contributor to which will be the newly developed fixed-backshell seat.
Premium Economy customers will also be offered a wide range of inflight cuisine, along with double the Economy Class registered baggage allowance and priority boarding. The new Premium Economy Class cabin will gradually be installed aboard all 12 of SWISS’s long-haul Boeing 777-300ERs. In introducing its new Premium Economy Class, SWISS is further strengthening its premium positioning in the growing leisure travel segment.
SWISS unveil its new Premium Economy Class from seat manufacturer ZIM.
“We are delighted that, in introducing our new Premium Economy Class, we are meeting our customers’ growing demand for more privacy, more comfort and more individuality,” said SWISS CEO Dieter Vranckx. “And by introducing our new class of travel, we are also further strengthening our premium positioning in the growing leisure travel segment.”
The new Premium Economy Class will be gradually installed aboard SWISS’s 12 Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from the fourth quarter of this year. The entire SWISS Boeing 777-300ER fleet will feature the new Premium Economy Class cabin by the start of the 2022 summer schedules.
SWISS presents its new Premium Economy Class
Newly developed seat for greater privacy and more inflight comfort Each SWISS Boeing 777-300ER will be equipped with 24 latest-generation Premium Economy Class seats from seat manufacturer ZIM. The comfortable seat is simple to recline, and is integrated into a fixed backshell to ensure zero intrusion into the personal space of the passenger behind.
The new seat is wider than an Economy Class seat, too: between 46 and 48 centimetres, compared to 43.4. And seat pitch has been extended from the 78.7 centimetres of Economy Class to 99 centimetres, which translates into substantially more
legroom.
The new Premium Economy Class seat further features a greater recline, and is
additionally equipped with a fold-out leg rest. The seat’s covers have been produced by
Lantal of Bern, Switzerland. To add to their on-board comfort, SWISS Premium Economy
travellers will be issued with a complimentary amenity kit that is specifically manufactured
using sustainable materials. They will also receive their own high-quality noise-reducing
headphones that will further enhance the film or the music experience offered via the seat’s
15.6-inch inflight entertainment monitor.
SWISS Taste of Switzerland inflight culinary programme
SWISS’s inflight cuisine has also been specially tailored to the new class of travel. Premium Economy travellers will be offered a refreshing elderberry welcome drink, and will be able to choose from three hot meals all served on china tableware. The selection here will include a dish from the award-winning ‘SWISS Taste of Switzerland’ inflight culinary programme, together with a vegetarian option supplied by Hiltl, the world’s oldest vegetarian restaurant.
