The Airbus A340-300 is a classic first-generation long-haul aircraft – a four-engine wide-body with a distinctive cabin ambiance and a range that made it at home on the world's longest nonstop routes. Now retired from many fleets, it continued to fly for SWISS and SAS well into the 2020s. This page contains all the A340-300 trip reports from miles-around.
The archive features SWISS Economy Class on the Airbus A340-300 on the long-haul flight from Zurich to Singapore, as well as the return flight from Singapore to Zurich – both from 2015 and thus historical documents of the SWISS Economy Class product on this route at that time. The archive is complemented by the trip report of SAS Go Economy Class on the Airbus A340-300 from Copenhagen to San Francisco, one of the last transatlantic flights with this aircraft type operated by SAS. The reports are aimed at aviation enthusiasts and travelers interested in the history of this aircraft type and the cabin experiences of that era.
Last August, Robert from robisintheair.de asked me if I'd like to fly with him to San Francisco on SAS Go in an Airbus A340-300. At a price of just under €200, I didn't have to think twice before accepting. You can find out what service is offered on the 11-hour flight in SAS Economy Class in the following trip report.
For our return flight in SWISS Economy Class Airbus A340-300 from Singapore to Zurich, I only wrote a short trip report. Details about the aircraft cabin and the seats in SWISS Economy Class can be found in the trip report of the outbound flight.
The plan was for us to land in Zurich at 4.30 pm, coming from Berlin. Due to the strong hurricane Niklas, we arrived three hours later. From Gate A81 we walked to the SWISS Senator Lounge before boarding the SWISS Economy Class Airbus A340-300 to Singapore.