The Swiss Premium Economy seat clearly emphasized the “premium” part of its name, and it felt nothing like “economy.” Besides the leg rest, our seat had a maximum recline angle of 31 degrees, a generous 46cm width (3cm wider than Economy) and a legroom that stretched to a whopping 99cm, which is 21cm more than the average Economy seat. When we arrived at our seats, we found a pillow, a blanket, full-size headphones, a water bottle and a small amenity kit containing a recycled plastic toothbrush, toothpaste, a high-quality sleep mask and earplugs. This time, however, we didn’t have to worry about being too close to the bathrooms, as we had learned on our Lufthansa Frankfurt – Tokyo flight that this could be a bit of a double-edged sword.Īs we were seated at the front, the tray table and the in-flight entertainment screen were inserted into the armrest.

During check-in, we chose seats 20J and 20K, which, just like on the outbound flight, offered virtually infinite legroom. Swiss’ Premium Economy has a 2-4-2 layout and was located immediately behind the Business Class seats. Just like Lufthansa’s Boeing 747-8 on the outbound flight, Swiss’ Boeing 777-300 was organized in four different classes: First Class, Business, Premium Economy and Economy. We were part of group 3 and boarded the plane about 10-12 minutes after the first passenger in group 1.

However, the airline handled it well by organizing passengers into four groups (1, 2, 3 and 4), with priority given to those in First/Business Class, passengers with special needs and clients traveling with children. As a result, boarding took place about 30 minutes later than originally scheduled. We experienced a slight delay due to the late arrival of the Boeing 777-300ER from Zurich.

This setup probably ensures a relatively quick and efficient check-in and bag drop process for everyone.Īs for Narita Airport, it’s no wonder that it gets consistently talked about as one of the best airports in the world, as it was incredibly clean, well-organized and easy to navigate. However, we couldn’t help but notice that SWISS had four different check-in counters available: one of which exclusively for business class and “premium” passengers, and the other three for economy class passengers. Since we already had our digital boarding passes on us, we didn’t waste any time and headed straight to security. Tokyo-Narita, Premium Economy Scheduled Departure Time: 10:45 ETA: 18:10 Estimated Flight Time: 14h25m – Boeing 777-300 Check-in in Tokyo:

Disclaimer: In order to ensure that our experience would be as authentic as possible, we personally paid for the full fare and the airline was not informed that any content regarding this flight would be produced.

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