Switzerland’s national airline SWISS International Airlines has selected Dubai as the first destination on its worldwide network to welcome the inaugural flight of its new Airbus A340-300 flagship from Zurich, during the phase-in of the nine aircraft to the fleet. The aircraft is the first delivery from Airbus Industrie of nine A340-300, seven to be delivered by the end of the year, and a further two in 2004.
The SWISS flagship features a new generation of ergonomic seats in all three cabin classes, providing all passengers with substantially more legroom. The A340-300 carries 228 passengers in a three-class layout: eight in First; 48 in Business and 172 in Economy Class. The new flat-bed seats in Business Class are arranged in three pairs abreast, therefore removing the unpopular middle seat. Meanwhile, the seats in the First Class cabin convert into lie-flat beds at the touch of a button.
SWISS operates a total of 26 weekly flights from the Middle East, including daily flights from Dubai, four weekly flights from Cairo and Karachi, three weekly flights from Riyadh, Muscat and Tehran and twice weekly from Jeddah. Middle East travelers flying with SWISS this summer, can choose from 58 European destinations. — (menareport.com)
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