Edelweiss

Terrible experience, bag was 0,3 kg extra for $155 extra

Edelweiss flight WK215 Tenerife sud to Zurich, March 30 2022

My parents, both 90 years old, with a business class reservation were removed from their seats before departure because my mother apparently was not wearing her mask correctly. She was reminded a few times, she is hard of hearing at 90!, and then they were both removed from the plane. I understand airline policies about mask mandates, BUT minimal understanding and kindness to older people apparently is not part of Swiss/Edelweiss policy.
I myself have had already my share of bad experience with Swiss, after a flight was cancelled (during covid, I have no problem with that) but Swiss rebooked me for the day BEFORE my scheduled departure and no email nor telephone notification. In addition, when I bought a new flight and purchased a seat, with printed confirmation from Swiss, at check-in they announced I was not on the flight list and they argued with me for 2 hours at check-in before they finally let me run to the gate. Oh yes, they did acknowledge that they see my seat reservation, but I was not listed as a passenger.
I personally will never book with Swiss again.

i flew from ZURICH TO VANCOUVER on 22nd of june and back from CALGERY TO ZURICH on 27th of june the flight was very and good both ways food was very nice and they kept coming back every hour with water and other drinks you have to pay for wine and beer the staff were very helpfull best economy flight i have ever had and i am 64 and have traveled a lot and saved £300 on a direct flight

my worst experience ever, and I am flying a lot (far too much). The flight was scheduled to depart Zurich at 16.30h, and I was happy to see there was no departure delay. So we left in time, but after about an hour in the air, the plane returned to Zurich due to technical problems. ok, shit happens. but then the real mess started. after landing in Zurich again, we were waiting for some 3 hours in the airplane. they were looking for some spare parts to repair the airplan, until they finally figured out that there was a spare part, but they did not get clearance to build it in. so we were shipped back to the gate. no information there, just a never ending queue of people. we left and went home, just to get a message finally that we were scheuled for another flight – 48 hours later !!! instead of leaving Friday for the weekend, they scheduled us to leave Sunday evening. what the f…. never ever again Edelweiss.

A Comprehensive review of SWISS / EDELWEISS Airlines overview of flights between Costa Rica and England via Zurich rated on a scale of 1 – 10 , 1 being Terrible , 10 being excellent . Punctuality. We used four flights on this particular trip with Swiss Air or its share code partners , of which NONE were on time according to the schedule , an average of 1 hour late on all of the flights with NO real explanation given. However it is blatantly obvious that the reason for this is down to bad organization , bad management and planning . Rating 5/10 Quality of Service . We had never flown via Swiss Airlines previously and probably will never do so again as the experience was NOT good , having previously used British Airways , Air France , Iberia ,and Klm we would certainly chose any of these before using Swiss Air the reasons will be mentioned in this report . Our first bad experience was an email request to Swiss Air for assistance about our booking ,we NEVER had a reply to our request even 14 days after it was put in the only reason we ever did get an answer was because I obtained the email directly to Swiss Airs CEO. Swiss Airs customer service is located in Fiji believe it or not and they obviously have zero interest in replying to customer enquiries , probably the worst customer service we have ever seen for a service industry provider . On board the aircraft the service you will receive at best can be described as average you as basically treated as cattle in economy class , probably a little better in economy plus or business . BEWARE OF HIDDEN COSTS . NO free alcoholic beverages in economy class you will be charged for a beer or glass of wine with the SMALL meal you will receive and the average cost is around $10 per drink, all of the other mentioned airlines offer alcoholic beverages as a courtesy to their customers. Rating 3/10. Comfort on Board and hidden extra expense in Economy Class . BE WARNED for a long haul flight the seating setup is probably the most uncomfortable we have ever experienced on any long haul carrier . The seats are much smaller than other airlines we have used in the past , the seats are very tight and small little of no room to move and we are only small bodied people 1.64 and around 70kgs . The seats are only just big enough to sit in , very very close together I would estimate around 5cm space between your knees and the rear of the seat in front of you I.E. zero leg room very tight fit . Your seat will only recline around 8cm therefore you are basically upright , however when the person in front of you reclines their seat you will be boxed in no room to move . To be able to consume the small average quality meal you will receive no choice offered ( usually you will get 2 options but not here ) you will be expected to perform a contortion act to be able to consume your food . Although the aircraft are new and clean the comfort level in economy class is extremely bad and we would not recommend it . Rating 3/10 Hidden Extra Costs Involved using Swiss . BE WARE . If your baggage is just slightly overweight 23kgs max you will be charged an excess baggage fee of approximately $200 per suitcase , most other airlines make allowances for a little extra weight on long haul flights NOT Swiss . Also as previously mentioned only soft drinks are free in economy class , a beer or glass of wine with your meal will cost on average $10 each . Because of the terrible seating configuration in economy class you will be offered the chance to upgrade to economy plus or business , the average cost for economy plus is $120 per person , business a little over $400 per person , it appears the configuration is set this way to obligate larger framed people to pay the extra cost to up grade . This would then mean that you make no real saving on Swiss Airlines slightly cheaper fares as in the end you will end up paying the same price as other carriers who offer a better more comfortable service with no extra cost and whom are on schedule , please take these hidden extras into consideration before booking Swiss Air . Also note that on board all though being a flight originating from a Spanish speaking area NO instruction’s on board are given in Spanish if you do not speak German or English you will have no understanding of what is being said over the on board speakers I would consider this dangerous and maybe even illegal when coming down to safety instructions . Rating 3/10 Overall Experience . We would strongly suggest using any other carrier option rather than Swiss Air , as the service you will get is well below that of other carriers available to you . Not something you would expect from the Swiss as usually their service and quality is of the very best and high standard however not the case with this airline . Recommendation GIVE SWISS/Edelweiss A MISS .