Swiss could choose to scale up the wide-body fleet to add capacity as part of a fleet overhaul, with the 747 offering 362 seats in the layout chosen by Lufthansa, versus 219 in its own A340-300s. Boeing’s 777 and the new Airbus A350 are also in the running, Chief Executive Officer Harry Hohmeister said.
Basel-based Swiss has 13 A340s in its fleet, offering eight seats in first class, 47 in business and 164 in economy and used on routes including Zurich to Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghai, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Lufthansa’s 747-8s have eight seats in first, 92 in business and 262 in coach.
(Bloomberg website)