We flew in SWISS business class onboard their flagship 777 aircraft as a part of a SWISS 3 Continent Global Fare. The cabin is large for a business class cabin, with 64 business class seats and an alternating 1-2-2 / 2-2-1 configuration.

May 16, 2019 Basically, you should have plenty of room for all your stuff in Swiss business class on board the 777. Settled in, it was time to test out the comfort, and indeed it is. Even in the upright takeoff and landing position I found the seat to be very well padded, and by lifting a panel in the armrest, I could fully customize a variety of padding and support features in Swiss business class. SWISS’ business class throne seats are excellent, and can be assigned by any business class passenger 48 hours in advance. Many people don’t realize this, so it’s a way to save $149-199 on SWISS’ best business class seats. Now, in some cases it’s possible there won’t be throne seats left 48 hours, and it may be worth paying.

SWISS Business Class Cabin

SWISS Business Class Cabin

SWISS Business Class Cabin

The alternating configuration of the SWISS Business Class Cabin means each second row has a single seat near the window. These seats are known as throne seats and can be booked ahead of your trip for an additional fee. Alternatively you can take your chances when the seat selection opens up 24 hours before your flight departures. The throne seats not only mean you have direct aisle access and no-one next to you, but also come with a lot more storage.

SWISS Business Class Throne Seat

SWISS Business Class Throne Seat

SWISS Business Class Throne Seat Console storage closed

SWISS Business Class Throne Seat Console storage open

SWISS Business Class Throne Seat water bottle storage

SWISS Business Class Throne Seat Shoe Storage

The additional storage of the throne seat does make you feel a little ‘boxed in’ however once in your seat there’s plenty of leg room.

SWISS Business Class Throne Seat Legroom

In the arm rest of your seat you’ll also find the the entertainment screen remote control and the buttons to control your seat.

SWISS Business Class remote control

SWISS Business Class Throne Seat controls

Your seat can be converted to a fully flat bed at the touch of a button. A sleep kit is provided including a comfortable quilt and a full size pillow. The layout of the cabin means that the bed is straight, but does have quite a bit of narrowing in the footwell.

Swiss 777 Business Class

SWISS Business Class Seat Fully Flat Bed

SWISS Business Class Seat Fully Flat Bed

SWISS Business Class Seat Fully Flat Bed

Your seat can be adjusted to a variety of different positions allowing you to recline to watch the entertainment screen which is packed with on demand entertainment, or fully recline to a fully flat bed for sleeping.

Swiss 777 Business

Upon boarding we were gifted an Amenity kit packed with inflight essentials, along with noise cancelling headphones to use inflight.

SWISS Business Class Inflight Amenities