{"id":2412,"date":"2015-04-15T09:33:43","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T07:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miles-around.de\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2026-02-19T20:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:49:54","slug":"swiss-avro-rj100-economy-class-zuerich-to-dresden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miles-around.de\/en\/trip-reports\/economy-class\/swiss-avro-rj100-economy-class-zuerich-nach-dresden\/","title":{"rendered":"SWISS Avro RJ100 Economy Class, Zurich to Dresden"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to our Arrival from Singapore<\/a> We arrived at 6:30 am. SWISS<\/a> We headed to the Senator Lounge. Luckily, there was no waiting list for the showers, which are located in the Business Lounge. After the refreshing shower, we swapped our comfortable jogging pants for jeans and quickly brushed our teeth. Now we were perfectly prepared for the rest of the day \u2013 the best feature of Star Alliance Gold status. We grabbed a quick breakfast of croissant, banana, and cappuccino and set off around 7:00 a.m. for Gate A54 \u2013 a bus gate. Our SWISS Avro RJ100 was already waiting there.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Departure<\/a>
Departure gate A54 to Dresden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

SWISS flight LX 914 to Dresden (Avro RJ100)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On the bus, we thought the flight to Dresden would be very sparsely booked today. But when we arrived at the remote stand, we noticed that at least a whole busload of passengers had already boarded the plane. So it turned out to be quite crowded after all.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Avro<\/a>
Avro RJ100 cabin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

We deliberately booked our flight to Dresden to add a new airport to our statistics and, more importantly, to fly on a soon-to-be-retired aircraft type, the Avro RJ100. SWISS plans to replace the small "Jumbolinos" with the new Bombardier CSeries 100s soon. This was therefore one of our last chances to fly within Europe on a four-engine aircraft. After boarding via the small staircase, we took our seats 12A and 12B, which are located directly under the wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Security<\/a>
Security card \u2013 SWISS BAe 146 \/ Avro RJ100 \u2013 MSN 3379 \u2013 HB-IYU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"SWISS<\/a>
SWISS BAe 146 \/ Avro RJ100 \u2013 MSN 3379 \u2013 HB-IYU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"SWISS<\/a>
SWISS BAe 146 \/ Avro RJ100 \u2013 MSN 3379 \u2013 HB-IYU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SWISS BAe 146 \/ Avro RJ100 \u2013 MSN 3379 \u2013 HB-IYU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We took off from lift 28 at 7:28. The weather was fantastic, so after takeoff we had a great view of Lake Zurich and the Alps in the background. As we gained altitude, the clouds thickened and the magnificent view was gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Lake<\/a>
Lake Zurich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Flyover<\/a>
Flyover of Zurich Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Zurich<\/a>
Zurich Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Flight<\/a>
Flight route LX 914 Zurich to Dresden (Source: FlightAware)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Shortly after the seatbelt signs were switched off, a small breakfast was served: chocolate croissant, coffee and water.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\"Breakfast:<\/a>
Breakfast: Chocolate croissant, coffee and water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

An hour after our departure from Zurich, we landed in Dresden at 8:35 a.m. The fantastic weather must have been clever and stayed in Switzerland \u2013 Dresden greeted us with grey skies and colder temperatures. The only bright spot was the famous Swiss chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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