Q'orianka Kilcher - german world magazine

CURRENTS
SWISS International Air Lines
offer New Service between San Francisco & Zurich
Swiss International Air Lines started its new non-stop service between Zurich and San Francisco on 2 June. To mark the event, the airline has
come up with a “first” in its corporate history: one of its Airbus A340s — the biggest aircraft in the fleet — is sporting a colorful and flowery
design as a tribute to the West Coast city’s famed flower power past.
The launch of the new route has been preceded by extensive preparations. At Zurich Airport alone, a team of eight individuals spent three
days applying the new color scheme to the 63-metre-long aircraft. The work involved the use of almost 400 square meters of special film.
Customers aboard the “San Francisco” aircraft can expect a further highlight inside. It is the first of SWISS’s A340s to be equipped with the
new SWISS Business cabin, with its unique seating arrangement and the generous space it provides and seats that feature an innovative air
cushion whose firmness can be swiftly and flexibly adjusted to individual wishes. Under current plans, a second A340 should have the new
SWISS Business cabin installed by mid-July, enabling the new Business Class to travelers on all Zurich-San Francisco flights.