Swiss unveils premium-economy seats for 777 fleet

Swiss will start introducing premium-economy seats on its Boeing 777 fleet during Q4 in an effort to diversify its product offering amid an increased focus on leisure traffic in the aftermath of the pandemic. The Lufthansa subsidiary says it will install 24 premium-economy seats on each of its 777-300ERs in a layout which also includes eight first, 62 business and 226 economy seats. Before the reconfiguration, Swiss’s 777-300ERs were fitted with 270 economy, 62 business and eight first-class seats – 20 seats more than in the new layout featuring premium economy – Cirium fleets data shows. “In introducing its new premium-economy class, Swiss is further strengthening its premium positioning in the growing leisure travel segment,” the carrier says. CE Dieter Vranckx states that Swiss is meeting “growing demand for more privacy, more comfort and more individuality”.<br/>