Having said that, I think the product might have been just a tiny bit overhyped in the past. The seat features are equally impressive, with so much storage and surface space, especially if you can nab a coveted throne seat.

The cabin and seat finishes look stunning and channel that same “Swiss” factor of low-key elegance as the airline’s flagship lounges in Zurich. Conclusionīusiness class on the Swiss 777 is unarguably a fantastic way to fly. Our taxi to the gate was relatively quick, and before long we disembarked via the door at the front of the plane, which entailed a jealousy-inducing walk through the beautiful Swiss First Class cabin. At least that gave Jessica some more snoozing time.Īnother episode of The Blacklist on my iPad later, we finally touched down in a rainy Hong Kong. Swiss 777 business class – Hong Kong immigration cardsĭisappointingly, the captain came on the PA not long after breakfast was over, informing us that air traffic at Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok International was backed up quite a bit, and that we’d be maintaining a holding pattern for another 40 minutes. Since I prefer to watch stuff on my iPad during long flights, I didn’t watch anything on the IFE console, though as you can see below, there’s quite the selection of Hollywood movies and TV shows to scroll through. Swiss Business Class – EntertainmentĮarlier, after settling back into my seat and while waiting for the meal service to begin, I’d browsed the in-flight entertainment (IFE) selection. Either her sense of timing needs improvement, or Moana was just that good. It turns out she had actually stayed awake the whole time watching movies on the in-flight entertainment console, and she was only now on the verge of dozing off. The bed is very comfortable, and with adequate space to bend my legs, I got about six hours of decent sleep, waking up with about two hours to go until arrival.

Swiss 777 business class – Footwell Swiss 777 business class – Footwell But if you’re the kind of passenger who struggles to fit in economy seats and therefore looks towards business class, this has to be a consideration when selecting seats. If you aren’t too tall and your feet won’t reach the very end of the cubbies, this might not be a big deal. While this seat itself is inferior to the throne seat since it has less space and no direct aisle access, the “foot cubby” is actually much larger, since it occupies the large volume underneath my surface space back in 15K.īelow is a side-by-side comparison of the cramped ottoman in a throne seat versus a non-throne seat.

Thankfully, since the row between me and Jessica was vacant, I decided to go over and sleep in seat 16K instead.

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