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Swiss Business Class To Europe, Up To 8 Seats


Hello from Sydney!

It's been a bit since I sent some Swiss business class space, so I thought it was about time! Dates vary quite a bit by route, but you can find chunks of award space on a few routes plus a smattering of dates on other routes.

Now, let's get into it!

Straight To The Points

 

Routes: IAD/JFK/YUL/BOS/EWR/ORD-ZRH, JFK-GVA
Operating airline: Swiss
Class of service: Business class
Dates: Apr-Jun / Aug-Dec 2024, Jan 2025
Seats available: 2 (up to 6)
Cabin layout: 1-2-1/2-2-1
Book with (per person, one-way): 

  • *Air Canada Aeroplan:
    • BOS/EWR/JFK/YUL: 60,000 points
    • IAD/ORD: /70,000 points
  • *Avianca LifeMiles: 63,000 miles
    • JFK-ZRH: 56,000 miles
  • ANA Mileage Club: 88,000 miles (round-trip only)
  • Asiana Club: 40,000 miles
  • EVA Infinity MileageLands: 65,000 miles
  • Lufthansa Miles & More: 56,000 miles
  • Singapore KrisFlyer: 81,000 miles
  • Turkish Miles&Smiles: 90,000 miles
  • *United MileagePlus: 88,000 miles
*No surcharges

Taxes/fees (per person): 

  • From US: $5.60
  • To US: ~$58
     
  • From YUL: ~$49
  • To YUL: ~$40
     
  • Surcharges:
    • From IAD: ~$968.5
    • From YUL: ~$646.3
    • From ZRH: ~$356
Aeroplan and LifeMiles have small partner booking fees.

Bank transfer partners: 

  • Air Canada: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Marriott
  • ANA: Amex, Marriott
  • Asiana: Marriott
  • Lifemiles: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
    • 25% Citi transfer bonus
  • EVA Air: Citi, Capital One
  • Singapore: Amex, Chase, Citi, Capital One, Marriott
  • Turkish: Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Marriott
  • United: Bilt, Chase, Marriott

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Let me know if you book!

Available Dates
IAD-ZRH
April: 2, 4, 5, 7, 9
July: 1, 8, 15, 22
January: 2, 9-12, 14, 18. 19, 21, 25, 26
ZRH-IAD
April: 6, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 23, 25, 26, 29
November: 5, 8, 9, 14-16, 21-23, 28, 29
December: 3-7, 12-14, 17, 19, 26-28
January: 9, 10, 11, 17-19, 23, 24, 26

JFK-ZRH
April: 2-5, 8, 9, 23
January: 13, 14, 21
ZRH-JFK
April: 2-6, 9-13, 15-18
May: 2-4, 6, 7, 11, 24, 25, 29, 31
June: 4, 11, 12
October: 15, 23, 24, 29
November: 14, 18, 19-22, 25-29
December: 4-6, 10-13, 16-18
January: 7-10, 14, 15, 20-25, 27, 28

YUL-ZRH
April: 5-7, 9,-11, 16-18, 21-25, 27, 28
May: 15, 21 ,28
June: N/A
July: 1-19, 21, 22, 25, 31
August: 7, 25
September: 11, 12, 17, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29
October: 1-4, 6-11, 13-16, 19-31
November: 4-7, 9-11, 13-30
December: 1-12
January: 16, 20, 23, 27
ZRH-YUL
April: 2-19, 23-26, 29
May: 2, 3, 5-7, 10-17, 20, 21-24, 27
June: 2-5, 8, 10-13
September: 1-13, 15-26, 30
October: 1, 2, 6-11, 13, 15, 17, 18, 20-24, 27-31
November: 1-30
December: 1-12
January: 13-28
BOS-ZRH
April: 2-4, 8
July: 15
August: 19, 26
January: 13, 20
BOS-ZRH
April: 2-6, 9-11, 24
June: 8, 10, 15, 18, 19, 23-25
January: 15, 22, 24, 25

EWR-ZRH
April: 4, 8, 9, 22
January: 13, 20, 21
ZRH-EWR
April: 2, 5-7, 12, 13, 15, 17, 22, 30
January: 14, 15, 22, 23-25

ORD-ZRH
April: 2, 5, 7, 22
August: 12
ZRH-ORD
April: 5, 6, 11, 30
May: 14, 23, 28
June: 4, 6, 11, 13, 19

JFK-GVA
April: 4, 26-29
May-Jun: N/A
July: 6, 12-15, 25, 27-29
Aug-Sept: N/A
October: 28, 29
November: 11, 12, 18-20, 25, 26
December: 9
January: 12-14, 19, 20, 21
GVA-JFK
April: 4, 5, 9-12, 16, 17, 19. 23, 26
May: 2-4, 6, 10, 11, 14, 20-26, 28-31
June: 1, 5-17, 19-21, 25-29
July: 30
August: 7-9, 13-15, 28
September: 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25
October: 3, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 29
November: 5-8, 12-16, 19-22, 25-29
December: 2-6, 9-13, 16-19
January: 7-10, 14-17, 21-24

Swiss Hotels With Perks


Zurich Other Cities Search more options

Flight Experience


The food and service are both solid. If you can get one of the throne seats, it's even better as you'll have tons of space -- the armrests are like small tables. If traveling with someone, you might want to choose seats in the middle section.

Unless you have Miles & More Senator or Hon Circle status, you won't be able to select the throne seats for free until 24-48 hours prior to departure (if available). However, you can pay ~$150-200 for a throne seat.

Best Ways To Book


Avianca LifeMiles: Best With Amex, Bilt, Capital One, or Citi

Your best option is JFK to Zurich nonstop for 56,000 LifeMiles. With Citi points, the 25% transfer bonus means you'd only need 45,000 points for the one-way. For all other routes, you'll need 63,000 miles one-way which is 51,000 Citi points with the transfer bonus.

LifeMiles is also a great option at 63,000 miles one-way if you have Amex, Bilt, or Capital One points. If you need a domestic or intra-EU connection or aren't flying from the east coast, this could be a better option than Aeroplan.

Air Canada Aeroplan: Best With Chase or Huge Bilt Bonus

If you have Bilt, Capital One, or Chase points, Aeroplan is your best bet at 60,000 points for a nonstop from Montreal, Boston, or Newark to Zurich or JFK to Geneva.

From other cities, it'll be 70,000 points for the nonstop. If you connect within the US or Europe, you could jump to the next tier on the award chart.

Aeroplan award chart. You can use GCmap to calculate your total flight distance. A stopover requires 5,000 additional miles on a one-way award.

United MileagePlus: Niche Use With Chase

If your total flight distance exceeds 6,000 flight miles, Aeroplan will require 90,000 points. United will require 88,000 miles regardless of the total distance, At this point, United has a slight advantage over Aeroplan. Plus, you can use the United Excursionist Perk on a round-trip award.

How To Book


United is a good place to start your search.
  1. From United's homepage, select Advanced search
  2. Choose to show price in miles
  3. Select Roundtrip or One-way
  4. Enter the origin & destination
  5. Select Nonstop only (if you don't need a connection)
  6. Select the number of passengers
  7. Select your dates or choose Flexible dates and choose a month
  8. Select Business
  9. Run the search
  10. If booking with another Star Alliance partner, confirm space by searching with that program
  11. Transfer points (if necessary)
  12. Log into your account
  13. Run the search again
  14. Complete the booking
Once you know the exact dates you want, you can run the search with the program you'll be using to book. As always, I recommend confirming the program you're using sees the award space before you transfer points.

Final Thoughts


The real sweet spot for this round of Swiss business class award space is transferring Citi points to LifeMiles with the 25% bonus. Plus, with Swiss' network in Europe, you can use this get to a ton of European destinations.

Happy Booking!
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