Swiss completes Airbus A340 interior upgrade programme

Swiss has completed a cabin refurbishment programme on its 5 remaining Airbus A340s, to bring their interiors in line with its Boeing 777 long-haul fleet. The A340-300s were fitted with “totally new” cabins and for the first time feature passenger internet access, says Swiss. The A340s have been equipped with Thomson Aero Seating VT36 first-class seats “similar” to those on Swiss’ 777-300ERs and the same Vantage business seats as on the long-haul twinjets. ZIM Flugsitz provided the economy seats, and Panasonic the IFE system. Swiss said in 2018 that the refurbishment programme represented a CHF100m (US$103m) investment. Swiss has declined to specify how long the A340s will remain part of its fleet <br/>