Review of SWISS flight from Zurich to Montreal in First

Date : 25 June 2016
Airline : LX - Swiss
Flight : LX 86
Class : First Class
Itinerary : Zurich (ZRH) - Montreal (YUL)
Aircraft : B777-300ER - HB-JND
Check In Area in ZRH :

The checkin in ZRH was fast, a dedicated First and HON circle area is situated on CHECK IN 1 Terminal in ZRH airport.
On first class you can carry until 3 luggage up to 40 kg each. I only check in one .
After Security (Fast Track for First and Business class in ZRH)
Direction the lounges : 2 options for First passengers :
- Lounge at Gates A
- Lounge at Gates E (opened in 2016)
Lounge Gates A :

The original first class lounge with a restaurant and open bar : was quite empty at 10 AM.
The lounge manager offer me to visit the new lounge at GATE E with the SWISS Limousine.
As my flight was departing from D gates, an other limousine will bring me after from E gates to D gates :

The Limo was quick (5min) , a tunnel exist for cars/bus exist between A and E gates
Lounge Gates E:
The new lounge is stunning, offering :
- Champagne Bar,
- Terrasse,
- Restaurant
- Meeting room
- Bathrooms / Showers
- Bedrooms
- dedicated concierge
Lets check the entrance :

After verifying my Boarding pass (as the lounge is only dedicated for Swiss passenger),
the agent invites me to comeback at 12:30 for my limousine transfer to Gates D,
than Champagne was offered directly :

Choice of different champagnes :
- Deutz Rose
- Deutz Brut Classic
- Bollinger Special Cuvee
- Henriot Blanc de Blancs
Lets make a tour of the lounge :
- BAR :

- Restaurant :

- Meeting room :

- Terrasse :

- Bathroom / Shower with a nice view :

I did not visit the bedrooms as they were occupied, when I arrived.
A lot of seating area in the lounge :

I decided to have a look at the menu and have snack :

I choose a gaspacho type of soup and a salmon balik :
Soup :

Salmon (was very good) :

And to treat my self a little bit more before the flight, i had a nice Movempick ice cream :
Movempick Ice cream bar :

Nice coconut and white chocolate ice cream :

Time fly when you have fun and was invited to join the gate with the Limousine with an other guest.
Arrived at the D Gates and realized the flight was delayed by 10 min : not too bad :

Our aircraft for today : SWISS Boeing 777-300 ER - HB-JND :
Welcome on board :

My seat for today 1K :
The seat is quite large (config 1-2-1) with a 2 meter bed, the ottoman can be use as seat for dinner with a someone.
The seat have a lot of storage on the side and in the closet (part of slide door closing).
Screen : 32 Inch one the biggest in 1st class
The seat can be transformed in the close suite for more privacy
2 toilets are dedicated for the First class passenger.

Champagne was offered : Laurent Perrier Grand Siecle :

Unfortunately, SWISS does not offer Champagne Rose on First.
Amuse Bouche, Newspaper, Magazine and Amenities were offered :

Amenities are essentially :
- Bag with La Prairie cosmetic, Ricola candy, tooth brush with Elmex tooth paste
- Sleepers
- Pijama
- Wifi code (50 Mb) offer on First Class
Menu were distributed :

Lunch had a choice of 4 main courses :
- Beef Tenderloin
- Rabbit from Jura
- Herb Cod char
- Linguine
I choose the fish for the main.
Now we were Ready to take off
When you want to transform the seat in suite: just need to press the closing door button :
Inside wardrobe is included :

After taking off drinks were offered, I continue with Champagne :
Cheers

than the meal service start with table setting :

FIrst course : different tapas style from the Trolley :
- Lobster , Salmon Balik, Meat and Quinoa : everything was very nice

2nd course : a choise between Soup or Salad : I choose the Soup :

Main course : the fish quite good but a bit dry when was served :

I took a brake during the meal, I was already a bit full, and realised Swiss had a nice article about Montreal :

Cheese course : choice of multiple cheese from the platter :

Dessert: choice between Apple cake or Olive Oil cake : I choose the apple cake :

the Lunch service was done in around 2h because I took some break, as it was a day flight, it was very enjoyable.
The staff was very nice, give me some advise on wine pairing and we have some funny chat.
Heading slowly to Montreal … the 32in screen is awesome for all the entertainment

A last snack was offered 1 hour before landing but i skipped it :
- Chicken Sandwich
- Cesar Salad
Finally the staff show me rest area of the pilot on the B777 :

Landing was perfectly on time
We land in Montreal and was happy to catch one of the first Tunisair flight to YUL :

Auf Wiedersehen , Au Revoir , Good Bye

Bonjour MONTREAL
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