Review of SWISS flight Brussels Geneva in Business

Airline SWISS
Flight LX791
Class Business
Seat 2A
Aircraft Airbus A220-100
Flight time 01:15
Take-off 28 Nov 22, 09:25
Arrival at 28 Nov 22, 10:40
LX   #29 out of 95 Airlines A minimum of 10 flight-reports within the past two years is required to appear in the rankings. 917 reviews
juddsol
By 715
Published on 29th December 2022

My wife and I were on our way back to America from a "round the world" trip and to do so we had to catch a short flight from Brussels to Genva before heading onward to New York. I have always loved flying Swiss Air and while this flight was not the smoothest it was still a good flight and being in business makes it that much better!


flight details


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check in/Secuirty/Airside


Check in at the airport was super easy as we were able to use the Business Class line. 

 Security was robust (always a good thing) but after just a few short moments we were airside and walking towards the A gates. Of course, we had to walk past duty free and what seemed to be a shopping mall like corridor filled with food and shopping. After 5 minutes or so, we were at our gate and waiting for time to board.



boarding/in-flight/arrival


I rarely have issues getting my bag in the bins, but wow did I fail this time. The A220 does have small bins and my bag was a bit too fat. Luckily, the FA let me just store it under my seat even though it stuck out a bit too much, cramping my leg room. However, this was better than checking my bag since I had a short layover at GVA and one that would be even shorter as I will find out.


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Boarding was a mess. People were told of seat changes at the gate, but no ticket was given, as is typical, so people were just sitting willy nilly. Also, a few passengers with checked luggage never showed so that had to be dug out from the belly. At one point, the FA asked the pilot if we should all get off so things could be sorted but as we had the correct number on board, he was happy to let folks sit wherever and get this bird in the air. i only had a 40-minute layover and we were well behind schedule.


After we pushed back, we had a very fast taxi as you could tell our aircraft were halted for us. Nothing noteworthy in the air and upon landing we had a quick taxi to our gate!



seat


The seat was decent, but like most European airlines, short haul business class is just an economy seat with nobody sitting next to you. I've flown this type of bird before and for upwards of 3 hours and the seat can begin to be a bit stiff, but this is the reality of short haul flights in Europe. 


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ife


Small IFE screen above the seat that shows a moving map and some ads. other than that, nothing. No WIFI that I noticed and no seat back screens. Better bring your own fun


food/drink


I do love that you get a small meal even on short haul flights within Europe. This was a nice meal of meat and cheeses with hot bread on the side.



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Verdict

SWISS

8.4/10
Cabin8.5
Cabin crew9.0
Entertainment/wifi7.0
Meal/catering9.0

Brussels - BRU

9.1/10
Efficiency9.5
Access9.0
Services9.0
Cleanliness9.0

Geneva - GVA

9.0/10
Efficiency9.5
Access9.0
Services9.0
Cleanliness8.5

Conclusion

Great flight after we got off the ground. I'll give Swiss a pass on the issues at BRU as sometimes it can be hectic away from your home base.

Information on the route Brussels (BRU) Geneva (GVA)

Les contributeurs de Flight-Report ont posté 12 avis concernant 2 compagnies sur la ligne Brussels (BRU) → Geneva (GVA).


Useful

La compagnie qui obtient la meilleure moyenne est SWISS avec 7.8/10.

La durée moyenne des vols est de 1 heures et 15 minutes.

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  • Comment 617726 by
    NGO85 SILVER 1963 Comments
    Thanks for sharing this FR. LX via GVA is definitely an unexpected route from BRU to NYC given the direct options on SN/UA. The A220s are much better for intra-European J than the A320s since you get better comfort with no seat mate on the 2-side of the cabin and the mini IFE screens with moving map (something is already better than nothing). The breakfast looks correct and much better than LH. As you said, can’t wrong with LX as your *A option on TATLs.

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