Review: SWISS Business Class, Stockholm to Zurich

 

SWISS business class, Stockholm to Zurich

Trip to Liechtenstein Flying SWISS Business Class

Introduction

After visiting San Marino and Andorra the past months, it is now time to visit the little German-speaking country of Liechtenstein. I took advantage of the SWISS business class promo between Stockholm and Zurich for about USD 250, and then Mike and I spent a night in Schaan-Vaduz. It was a short visit since Vaduz, the capital city is really small but it was definitely a memorable trip.

• Review: SWISS Business Class, Stockholm to Zurich
• Review: SWISS Arrival Lounge, Zurich Airport (ZRH)
• Photo Review: Schaan-Vaduz Youth Hostel
• Exploring Liechtenstein
• Review: SWISS Alpine Lounge, Zurich Schengen (ZRH)
• Review: SWISS Business Class, Zurich to Stockholm

Flight: LX1255

Departure time in Stockholm (ARN): 6:05 (6:13)

Arrival time in Zurich (ZRH): 08:35 (8:36)

Aircraft: Airbus A320 (HB-JDA)

Seat: 4A

Duration: 2h 30m

Date of flight: September 27, 2025

*This is a revenue ticket, Business Class flight #291

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Stockholm Arlanda Terminal 5

We arrived in Arlanda Terminal 5 at 4:40am for our 6:05am departure. The Lufthansa/Austrian/Swiss check in desks were very crowded, even the queue for business passengers and those with status was pretty long. I think it is because the Lufthansa group uses only a handful of check-in desks for their passengers which is sad as there are several families with babies that early morning all waiting to be helped.

Fast Track

Since I already had my mobile boarding pass, I headed directly to Fast Track.

SAS Business Lounge, gates E

Although there are 2 SAS lounges in Terminal 5 which I could access, the only lounge that opened at 5am was the SAS Business Lounge in Gates E. The new SAS Lounge by Mastercard business section opens at 6am.

Boarding Gate F34

I left the lounge at 5:15am since it is a long trek to the F gates. Boarding was scheduled at 5:35 from Gate F34 but it actually started at 5:40am. The thing is the aircraft was parked in a remote stand and not connected to the passenger bridge.

Airbus A320 neo (HB-JDA)

This 5.5 year old Airbus A320 will fly us to Zurich today.

Business Class Cabin

The business class cabin is in the usual 2-2 configuration with the middle seat being blocked. Today, it consisted of seats from rows 1-6 with a total of 24 seats, 12 of which were occupied.

Seat map

Seat 4A

My seat 4A was a window seat. As expected, there was enough legroom for me.

Inflight magazine, safety instruction card, etc. The seat also has a coat hook although the USB ports were covered (not being used).

Moments after settling in, the flight attendants started offering bottles of water and refreshing towels. I remember these items already waiting at the seats but I guess SWISS would like the service "more personal" 😉 As usual, they had Valser mineral water from the Alps.

Take-off

We pushed back at 6:14am and after 8 minutes, we were airborne getting nice views of sunrise.

Dining

At 6:54am, I was offered something to drink. I asked for apple juice and chamomile tea which were served promptly.

Then, I was offered something to eat: they had scrambled eggs with spinach and cheese or the Granola with milk served with fruits and cheese. I chose the latter.

I was also offered some bread and jams, I ended up having a croissant with apricot jam. Breakfast was okay but nothing special.

To end the meal, SWISS chocolates were offered.

Lavatory

The lavatory was located in front of the cabin, offering lotion and hand wash by Soeder.

Arrival in Zurich

We landed in Zurich at 8:32am and reached the gate three minutes later.

SWISS Arrival Lounge

Since I flew SWISS business class, I could access the SWISS Arrival Lounge which was cool since this is the only arrival lounge I know that offers nap rooms with bed 👍

CONCLUSION

Again, another nice flight overall with SWISS in business class. I don´t think there is much difference in service within Europe among the European airlines since most flights are less than 4 hours long. The crew were nice and the meal was okay. For the price I paid, it was worth it.