by Lufthansa Flyer | Nov 2, 2015 | Contests, Featured, Swiss |
SWISS has unveiled the details of the contest they’ve been hinting at the last few days.
The contest will award up to 4 winners a trip to Switzerland where they will be looked after by a host who’ll be charged with showing the winner the best that Switzerland has to offer. The contest is open to everyone world-wide and will run for a month.
The Details:
To enter, you must submit a short video (1 minute or so) sharing why you should be chosen as the winner. Your video will then be posted on the contest’s website where your the public can vote for their favorite.
The top 20 vote getters will then move on to the next round where a panel of SWISS Judges will pick a winner. They judges will also pick 3 ‘wild card’ winners at their discretion that were not part of the top 20 vote getters.
The Prize:
Each of the 4 winners will receive an Economy Class ticket to Switzerland aboard SWISS. The winner will also receive a 4 day Swiss Rail pass, 2 nights accommodation in Zurich, 3 nights in other hotels throughout Switzerland, 1000 Swiss Francs ($1013.00) on a prepaid card and a Ski Pass.
Thats not all…..
If you live in Switzerland, you can also enter to win the role as one of the hosts. The entry process is the same as far as the video and voting is concerned. The hosts will also win the same hotel accommodations and extras that the prizer winners receive. In addition, the host will win a ticket to anywhere in the world that SWISS serves. According to the fine print, it looks as thought 20 Host roles will be awarded.
To enter, please visit this site where you’ll be asked for your information as well as for your video.
Voting will end on November 30 for the 4 ‘Visitors’ while voting for the hosts will end on January 31. The winners of the ‘Visitor’ part of the contest will be announced on December 15 while the ‘Host’ winners will be announced on February 10.
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 16, 2015 | Business Class, Featured, First Class, Swiss |
SWISS has launched a rare Premium Fare sale for travel in First or Business Class to most of SWISS’ destinations worldwide.
Travel must originate in Zurich, however for only $4000 you can fly LX’s outstanding First Class product from Zurich to Montreal for $4000, $3700 to Muscat or Dubai or to Sao Paulo for $6300!
Business Class fares begin at $2000 for travel between Zurich and Beijing or Bangkok and go up towards $3000 for travel to Johannesburg.
As I mentioned, the fare sale seems to cover the entire SWISS network and great prices exist for each destination. With a little bit of planning, its not to difficult to position yourself in Zurich to take advantage of the deals.
The details (applies to both First and Business Class fares):
The fare sale will last for only 48 hours. It ends at midnight (local ZRH time) on October 18.
The fares are valid for travel worldwide (except to North America) between November 1, 2015 and June 19, 2016.
Valid travel dates to North America run between November 1, 2015 and and March 11, 2016.
In addition, there is no advanced booking period for non-North American destinations. For travel to North America there is a 30-day advance purchase requirement. Also for North America a 5 day minimum stay is required. Non-North American destinations require only a Saturday or Sunday night stay.
Its been quite a week for fare sales. This particular one comes on the heels of LUFTHANSA’s $2000 Business Class deal between the USA and London. All of a sudden we’re given a ton of options to enjoy some of the best seats in the air!
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 8, 2015 | 777, Featured, Passenger Experience, Swiss |
In anticipation of SWISS receiving their 777-300 aircraft next year, they’ve published a timetable showing crew training flights that will take place within Europe.
These flights are normal when an airline introduces new hardware to the fleet and it gives their flight crews ample time to familiarize themselves with plane.
As it stands now, LX plans to start these training flights on February 8 and will continue the flights through March.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 8:
Zurich – Geneva will operate a 777 on flight LX2802, departing ZRH at 7:30a, arriving in GVA at 8:20. This flight will take place daily except for Saturday and will continue until March 25.
Geneva – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX2807, departing GVA at 10:00a, arriving in ZRH at 10:55. This flight will take place daily except for Saturday and will continue until March 25.
Be aware that 777 service will not be offered between ZRH and GVA at all between March 12 and March 19.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 8:
Zurich – Frankfurt will operate a 777 on flight LX1072 departing ZRH at 12:15p, arriving in FRA at 13:20p. This flight will take place daily except for Saturdays.
Frankfurt – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX1073 departing FRA at 2:40p, arriving in ZRH at 3:10p. This flight will take place daily except for Saturdays.
Then, ON FEBRUARY 20, ZRH-FRA will change to Tuesday and Thursday service only, ultimately ending on March 22.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 8:
Zurich – Barcelona will operate a 777 on flight LX1956 departing ZRH at 5:10p, arriving in BCN at 6:55p. This flight will take place daily except for Saturdays.
Barcelona – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX1957 departing Barcelona at 7:55p, arriving in ZRH at 9:45p. This flight will take place daily except for Saturdays.
Please note the 777 will not operate on February 12, and also not between March 10 and March 23. 777 service to Barcelona will end on March 24.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 12:
Zurich – London (LHR) will operate a 777 on flight LX329 departing ZRH at 4:35p, arriving in LHR at 5:20p. This service will only operate on February 12, 13, and 20.
Zurich – London (LHR) will operate a 777 on flight LX318 departing ZRH at 10:05a, arriving in LHR at 10:50a. This service will only operate on February 13 and 20.
London (LHR) – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LH 327 departing LHR at 6:55p, arriving in ZRH at 9:35p. This service will only operate on February 12, 13, and 20.
London (LHR) – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX319 departing LHR at 12:20p, arriving in ZRH at 3:05p. This service will only operate on February 13 and 20.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 27:
Zurich – Hamburg will operate a 777 on flight LX1054, departing ZRH at 5:40p, arriving in HAM at 7:20p (SATURDAY ONLY).
Hamburg – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX1055, departing HAM at 8:16p, arriving in ZRH at 9:44p (SATURDAY ONLY).
777 service on this route will end March 26.
BEGINNING FEBRUARY 27:
Zurich – Malaga will operate a 777 on flight LX2110 departing ZRH at 9:40a, arriving in AGP at 12:20p (SATURDAY ONLY).
Malaga – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX2111, departing Malaga at 1:10p, arriving in ZRH at 3:50 (SATURDAY ONLY).
777 service on this route will end on March 26.
BEGINNING MARCH 13:
Zurich – Hanover will operate a 777 on flight LX814 departing ZRH at 7:45a, arriving in HAJ at 8:55a. This flight will operate a 777 on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday only between March 13 and 18.
Hanover – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX815 departing HAJ at 9:50a, arriving in ZRH at 11:15a. This flight will operate a 777 on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday only between March 13 and 18.
Zurich – Hanover will operate a 777 on flight LX828 departing ZRH at 6:35p, arriving in HAJ at 7:50p. This flight will operate a 777 on Tuesday and Thursday, March 15 and 17 only.
Hanover – Zurich will operate a 777 on flight LX829 departing HAJ at 8:30p, arriving in ZRH at 9:40p. This flight will operate a 777 on Tuesday and Thursday, March 15 and 17 only.
Please note that this special timetable is a VERY fluid one and changes should be expected. Proceed at your own peril if you are trying to catch a ride on one of these test flights! You might wind up on a Jumbolino instead! 🙂
As far as seating, it appears that SWISS has blocked the sale of First and Business Class seats for these flights. It is not known at this point if that will change, or if LX will offer special upgrades to SENs and HONs who are booked on these flights. If I learn more, I’ll pass it along.
H/T: VFT & FlyerTalk’s ‘ClaudiSTR’
by Lufthansa Flyer | Oct 6, 2015 | Economy Class, Fare Sale, Featured, Swiss |
SWISS’ current fare sale for Economy Class travel between the US and Europe ends on October 7. This particular fare sale has 4 different groupings of valid travel dates between now and the first quarter of next year.
The first 2 groups cover departures between now and October 31 as well as between December 16 and December 23. The fares for these travel dates a little bit higher than the other 2 groups. On average I found these fares to be about $50-75 higher than the other group. For example, Chicago – Zurich during this time frame can be had for $932.
The second group covers departures between November 1 and December 15 as well as between December 24 and March 17. The same Chicago – Zurich airfare can be had for only $882.
The best fare that I was able to find from among the entire fare sale is a very attractive one between New York and Saint Petersburg which can be booked for ONLY $504.
Unfortunately the terms and conditions are not spelled out as well as they should be. There is no information provided as to when return travel has to take place, or what the minimum and maximum stay requirements are for the fares.
