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Top 5 airlines serving from Switzerland to California

 
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DeltaOverall score based on 8521 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
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If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Nov 2024MSP - LAX
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If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

They separated our seats and moved us to the back of the plane. Hundreds of dollars and thousands of miles used and this was my platinum member experience.

Since it wasn’t a Delta flight, I was not able to sit with my group and there was no entertainment.

Three adults, three children. They did not give us seats together. Two seats together, in row 23, one in 13, one in 14, one in 10, and one in 17. When we got on the plane, the crew tried to ask people to move but basically threw up their hands. One person moved so we had two pairs of seats together. The 1.5 year old sat on a parent's lap (despite having paid for his own seat).

the fight attendants were great and i appreciated that they had season 1 of The Wire from HBO as a viewing option

AC barely worked on a 50 minute flight. It was very warm the whole flight. Flight was very bumpy and hard landing.

Got on the plane and then needed to deboard the plane because they didn’t have any pilots?

The flight was canceled two hours before departure, it took over five hours to rebook us on another flight.

I took this flight to be able to fly with Swiss instead of Air Canada from Geneva.. The AC planes have a better outfit in Business class than Swiss, but the service aboard Swiss is really best, first-class, as is the food and beverages. Though using the same plane model (A330-300), the interior setup of the cabin starts to show its age, but IMO the planes are better serviced by Swiss than AC. I had in my recent trips with AC way too many technical problems that led to delays or even complete cancellation of my flight.. Their fleet is aging (average 20+ years) and the maintenance has taken a toll compared to years ago. Cutting costs in every corner has to be paid sometime by someone, and it's the travelers at the end that pays for it. Unfortunately for me, flying directly to Zurich puts a much longer after-fly trip on me than Geneva.. so I might go back to direct flight YUL-GVA, even if I don't like flying with AC.

We're talking about a short-haul in-country flight.. there is no confort, no food, just the bottle of water. The seats are squeezed like hell and I was in the back-end of the plane, with one spare row left for the crew and to store excess bags that could not fit in the overhead bin.. Speaking of carry-on, some passengers should be better screened as their bags were simply too big to fit in the overhead bins.. ! How can this happen, and it was an A310, with 2 columns of 3-seater rows.. There is a pseudo-Business class, which is simply a section in the front of the plane where the same seats are occupied only 2 out of 3, on each side, leaving more rooms for the passengers and their bags. That's it.

We are glinting with united , but over all very disappointed

better announcing at the gate prior to boarding and better organization of various gps

This time, I traveled in the economy, and it was surprisingly better than the eco-premium (food, comfort, and crew were noticeably worse in premium!)

Lots of water brought around by staff which is very important to stay hydrated on a long flight. There provided swiss chocolate icecream! The attention to detail is obvious. They really want to make their passengers entertained and comfortable.

overall the flight was good and we were happy they waited for us. However, our luggage didn t make it and this caused us a lot of problems.

This was an upgrade to business class and really enjoyed the experience. Much better than my earlier flight and thank you.

It was a pleasant experience accept temperature in the plane It was extremely cold in the airplane that I was shivering I got sick because of the extreme cold temperature on my flight

Crew was wonderful, snacks were so good and quite a variety for free, food was mediocre, big selection of movies and they kept lavatories pretty clean throughout the flight

Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

I feel bad, but Swiss airlines is not an airlines I will ever fly again. Their cabins are basic, seats are extremely uncomfortable, crew is a hit or a miss with service. What's worse is how they make you feel they are there to make money and not make your travel needs be met or make your travel a pleasure. They charge for 2nd bags, seat selection and felt like a budget arinines frontier/spirit airline attitude and approach. Their business class is from the early 2000s, basic. Additionally, planes going to India, are old, falling apart and not maintained. Even the crew mentioned this is typical of the airline having older planes going to India. Panels detached and loose or stuck with duct tape, seats scruffed up and dirty, seatbelts roughed up. The scariest thing was when I saw a window panel next to where I was sitting loose and dangling. The crew mentioned it's only cosmetic and assured the integrity of the plane was inspected by the maintenance crew. This is where they confessed about planes going to India being old. I UNFORTUNATELY would NOT recommend Swiss airlines to anyone and will NEVER fly with them again!

The ANA crew and their members were all extremely nice and caring. Shout out to the crews for working on Christmas and New Years. Y'all the real MVP

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Boarding always seems a bit chaotic. Seat spacing could leave more for leg room.

Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

The flight was delayed so the people from a late connecting flight was able to still make the connection.

Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

Would have been good to have a meal since it was a 5.5 hour flight

We boarded after several delays due to mechanical failure and a gate change. The seat cushion in the exit row was very compressed and offered no cushion, making the four-hour journey reasonably uncomfortable. The WiFi worked for a few people, but for most, it did not, and you cannot get entertainment unless you can connect—American Airlines flights do not have seatback screens, and you must use your mobile phone.

AA is always pretty solid. Was on time all the way around today so can’t complain!

Great thanks - a whole row to myself. Good food but film selection not great.

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

I liked the duration speed while in the air but that is is for positive things to say. The service was over 3 hours late, staff not very friendly (probably because they were also late to the destination), uncomfortable seats and disappointing food options

RE Food: Wish there was a choice for No Rating. Flew from Honolulu to Los Angeles on a Red-Eye flight (11:00 pm to 7:30 am). Other than a package of cookies with a beverage choice offered soon after take-off, and a beverage choice shortly before landing, no other food choices were offered. Everyone slept or rested for most of the trip. Nothing to rate. RE Entertainment: Everyone was sleeping most of the flight. Only saw one passenger watch about 30 minutes of entertainment on his iPad. I never attempted to access any entertainment options.

Baby cried a lot. Nothing anyone could do about it. Just part of flying.

The boarding process was such a chaos with everyone crowding at the gates. There was no structure. The onboard crew were fantastic and very good.

They did not provide free WiFi, It could be purchased for, I think, around $25, This seemed excessive.

Less than average, low level of shared required information needed during the transfer from airport to another, also the used team during boarding In Indianapolis station is Not Professional

Reliable, great value, but not outstanding in any aspect. This is similar to the experience you get in most international carriers like Etihad or Delta.

Flight got diverted because of an emergency and the crew were fantastic and probably saved that passenger’s life. While in emergency landing some measures could have been taken to prevent additional delays. In general not great experience with BA. I used to fly BA years ago all the time, very disappointed by the whole experience, seats were tight, bathrooms tight.

Business class area too small and chair and equipment not comfortable .

Lost my luggage in London Was double charged for luggage

Boarding could have been better organized. The one member of staff disappeared for a while so boarding by group relied on honesty.

I never made this flight but the staff helped to get me rebooked (see previous review)

No land services during boarding, specially while moving from terminal to another

Even the carry-ons were not allowed and upon getting down, we had the wait for the longest time for the baggage to put on the jet aisle. We had a short connection which British Airways kept changing and made out entire experience poor. I would never fly BA again.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/6Thu
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
14h 15mZRH-SFO
3/13Thu
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
17h 15mSFO-ZRH
$455
2/20Thu
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
28h 15mZRH-SFO
3/13Thu
1 stopScandinavian Airlines
17h 15mSFO-ZRH
$474
2/10Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
25h 30mZRH-LAX
2/24Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
15h 20mLAX-ZRH
$510
3/11Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
17h 10mZRH-SFO
3/25Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
17h 45mSFO-ZRH
$511
4/2Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
22h 35mBSL-LAX
4/23Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
16h 10mLAX-BSL
$527
3/6Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
21h 15mBSL-LAX
3/13Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
18h 15mLAX-BSL
$532
2/3Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
18h 31mGVA-SFO
2/16Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
14h 25mSFO-GVA
$583
3/6Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
17h 22mZRH-SFO
3/13Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
18h 55mSFO-ZRH
$587
2/6Thu
nonstopSWISS
12h 10mZRH-SFO
2/20Thu
1 stopSWISS
14h 00mSFO-ZRH
$589
2/12Wed
nonstopSWISS
12h 10mZRH-SFO
2/19Wed
nonstopSWISS
11h 05mSFO-ZRH
$605

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Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/6Sun
1 stop
23h 35mZRH-LAX
$301
5/7Wed
3 stops
37h 09mZRH-SFO
$304
3/8Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
15h 55mGVA-SFO
$582
4/2Wed
nonstopSWISS
11h 55mZRH-SFO
$586
2/17Mon
nonstopSWISS
12h 10mZRH-SFO
$593
4/29Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
18h 09mGVA-SFO
$593
5/4Sun
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
25h 29mZRH-SFO
$686
5/2Fri
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
26h 14mGVA-SFO
$703
5/5Mon
3 stopsUnited Airlines
34h 34mGVA-LAX
$1,703
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1 stopUnited Airlines
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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
1/24Fri
multi-stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
17h 05mZRH-SFO
2/1Sat
multi-stopTAP AIR PORTUGAL
15h 30mSFO-ZRH
$526
1/23Thu
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
28h 15mZRH-SFO
2/6Thu
multi-stopScandinavian Airlines
17h 15mSFO-ZRH
$534
1/25Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
17h 22mZRH-SFO
2/1Sat
nonstopUnited Airlines
11h 05mSFO-ZRH
$716
1/25Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
19h 46mZRH-LAS
2/1Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
27h 50mLAS-ZRH
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1/25Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
17h 05mZRH-LAX
2/1Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
14h 00mLAX-ZRH
$733
1/25Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
20h 45mZRH-LAX
2/1Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
18h 15mLAX-ZRH
$761
1/25Sat
nonstopSWISS
12h 20mZRH-LAX
2/7Fri
multi-stopSWISS
17h 30mLAX-ZRH
$815
1/23Thu
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 50mZRH-LAS
2/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
14h 20mLAS-ZRH
$836
1/25Sat
nonstopSWISS
12h 20mZRH-LAX
2/1Sat
nonstopSWISS
11h 05mLAX-ZRH
$841
1/24Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
21h 54mZRH-LAS
2/2Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
25h 30mLAS-ZRH
$847

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