Swiss Trip Report flying from Zurich to Dubai onboard one of the Swiss Airbus A330 on a lovely summer day.
A comfortable flight onboard the Swiss Airbus A330-300 from Zurich to Dubai. The A330 still offers the 2-4-2 seat configuration, which is perfect for those seated on the window seats. This was also my first time flying to Dubai with Swiss and, of course, it’s also for the channel.
We arrived internationally as connecting passengers to Zurich and the layover time for our flight to Dubai was just 2 hours. For the purpose of making a complete Trip Report I went all the way out to the street to finish the previous Trip Report and start this one outside the airport. That’s the reason why you may feel a little rush at Zurich airport. I hope it won’t be too bad. We even had time for a short planespotting session on both terminals!
We departed from Zurich towards the west, that’s exactly the opposite direction of Dubai. That’s why we made a long 180° turn after takeoff during the initial climb. From there we flew towards the Austrian Alps, and flew over the north of Slovenia and Croatia, before entering Serbia. From there we flew directly to Burgas, in Bulgaria, and crossed the Black sea towards Turkey. We overflew all of Turkey prior to making an almost 90° turn toward Erbil. We crossed all of Irak, from north to south until Basrah. From there we flew in direct course to Dubai, where we landed after a beautiful approach over the city.
Regarding the onboard service, the crew served the main meal (lunch service) just after departure. To be honest, it was pretty decent: a well-elaborated quinoa salad, tasty chicken (or a vegetarian option), and some bread, cheese, and butter. The dessert was probably the weakest part of it. Just before starting descent, the crew served one of the best pre-landing meals I’ve seen to date. It consisted of some kind of pizza, an ice cream, and drinks. That’s what a pre-landing snack should look like! That’s the way Swiss!
Now it’s your turn! Have you ever flown with SWISS? Which route? How was the experience? Which plane do you prefer for long-haul? The A330 or the B777? Have you ever been in Dubai? Maybe in Zurich? What do you think about the Swiss onboard service? Do you think they can compete with Emirates in this route?
Lots of things to talk about! Read you all in the comments!
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FLIGHT INFO:
· Airline: SWISS
· Airplane: Airbus A330-300
· Flight number: SWR242 – LX242
· AIRPORTS:
– Departure: Zurich (ZRH – LSZH)
– Arrival: Dubai (DXB – OMDB)
· Departure Gate: E57
· Seat: 34A
· Registration: HB-JHI
· Date of Recording: September 2022
· Recorded with SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 Ultra (in UHD 4K).
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—– CHAPTERS —–
00:00 Intro
00:26 Zurich Airport
01:41 Planespotting in Zurich
02:10 Train at ZRH
02:55 More Planespotting at Zurich!
03:40 Boarding the SWISS A330
04:32 Onboard the SWISS A330
06:13 Taxi in Zurich
07:08 Takeoff from Zurich
08:48 Alps & Air-to-Air Spotting
10:54 Lunch Service (main)
12:33 Huge Storms en Cruise
14:12 Sunset over Iraq
16:03 Second Service (Snack)
16:54 Dubai city
17:22 Approaching Dubai
18:17 Landing in Dubai
19:12 A380 planespotting
19:49 Disembarking the A330
20:58 Dubai Airport Terminal 1
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✈Awesome flight report dude👍I reckon you got a pretty good
deal from Swiss / food looked good too
Aras un radio con thai?
Absolutely another beautiful gorgeous lovely upload .. loved your content vloggs trip report .. have a wonderful blessing weekend Sir .. Merci
If they refit the airbuses with new interior they are easy number 1 on this route!
I would like a video of Lot Polish.
Super video! 😍
Well, I have no love for A330 and A340…
Impressive catering, very outstanding among all western European airlines!
Swiss is on my list of airlines to try. I've been meaning to ask, how do you know where different aircraft are going when they are parked at the airports?
I love your videos and look forward to them every week!
Excellent camera work
Cool!!!❤
I didn’t know that Swiss still using the IFE with buttons
Great video 😊 And SWISS made a great job too, I really like their service, and it was an awesome catering on this flight. I've already flown this route in their First Class and it was an incredible flight. Unfortunately, a flight to Dubai is simply too short 😁
Hello there. Once again, another excellent trip report. Keep them coming! Glad to know that Swiss Airlines service is right up there with Emirates on the same route. Food choices looked good on both meals. Nice to see many Galaxy-Class Starships (A380s) upon landing in Dubai. Keep up the excellent work!
Swiss is a quite okay airline, but i prefer emirates and turkish on this route
Unitil a couple of years ago this airline trained their pilots here in Tucson, AZ. at Ryan airfield in there GA litlle planes. I watch them learning landings and maneuvers. It was great having lunch with them and they all seemed so nice and intelligent. Maybe the one on your plane started flying in Tucson.
Two of my favorite things in this video: seeing other big planes flying nearby in the same airspace and lights below at night.
Big news! Swiss and Austrian will be getting the Boeing 787-9 Dream)liner soon!
4:04 Andrew Tate spotted XD
I loved it!! The clouds were magnificent and the Dubai flyover wow!!. I've seen better food in your other flights but it was good anyway. Thank you.
SWISS belongs to the LUFTHANSA group.
Beautiful video ❤ Night view 😍
Thanks for sharing, great video! Swiss A330 product needs refurbishment, far away from being as good as 777ER product which can cope with Emirates. However, A380 service still somehow unrivaled. Furthermore, Terminal 1 (arrival Swiss and all other non-Emirates airlines) in Dubai not as nice as T3 (operated excl. by Emirates), but this is nothing Swiss/Lufthansa Group is to blame for!