Star Alliance member SWISS just very recently announced its brand-new premium economy class. Now, they are offering great prices to Singapore and Bangkok – a great opportunity to give their new product a try. Prices start at €729, including an upgraded culinary offer and 2 pieces of checked luggage.
Lufthansa and Swiss allow you to rebook all tickets without paying a fee. You can not only change the dates but the route as well. However, you’ll always have to pay the fare difference between the original and the new flight price.
After a short flight to Zurich in economy class, you’ll then fly to Thailand or Singapore in a Boeing 777.
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This deal expires on October 17, 2021. Until then, you’ll be able to buy flights departing between March and June 15, 2022. at these low prices – as long as your trip is at least 5 days (or a Sunday) long.
Google Flights displays all available dates, as does our own calendar above, which will redirect you to Swiss’ booking site.
Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?
More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:
Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.
If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.
This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.
Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.
This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.
Mileage
Most programs haven’t yet decided/published how many miles they will credit for Swiss’ brand-new premium economy class (booking class N). We do know it, however, for the following 2 programs:
- 12,752 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
- 12,452 Points on SAS EuroBonus
- 12,140 Award Miles + 1,678 PQP on United MileagePlus
- 11,992 Miles on Egyptair Plus
- 11,904 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
- 11,844 Miles on Asiana Club
- 11,844 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
- 11,844 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
- 11,844 Award Miles on LATAM Pass
- 11,844 Miles on TAP Miles&Go
- 2,556 Award Miles + 200 Points on Miles&More
- 2,000 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 592 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
- 592 Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
- 592 Miles on Ethiopian ShebaMiles
- 592 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
- 296 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
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Comments (2)
Too bad that it gives almost no miles in most FFP’s. That on itself would be a reason for me not to fly LX premium economy.
The Swiss Premium Economy has just been announced a few days ago and won’t fly until April, 2022. You can probably expect 100% miles for most of the Star Alliance frequent flyer programs, just like with Lufthansa. It’s just too early to tell exact numbers.