SWISS has reintroduced onboard duty-free shopping for the first time in 2.5 years. The service has been restored on all flights over 55 minutes and includes a new innovation, as Miles & More award miles can now be used for purchases.
On Tuesday (November 1, 2022), Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) announced the relaunch of onboard duty-free shopping for the first time in 2.5 years. The service is now available on all flights over 55 minutes, and has been resumed with a new innovation, as Miles & More award miles can now be used for onboard duty-free purchases. Award miles can also be used entirely, or as a partial payment in conjunction with a credit card, including items from the SWISS Saveurs food and beverage range. By purchasing duty-free items inflight, SWISS guests can enjoy buying premium items at substantially reduced prices that are tax and duty-free.
In Tuesday’s announcement, SWISS’ Chief Commercial Officer, Tamur Goudarzi Pour, said,
“Our resumption of our inflight duty-free shopping is a further major step back to our full premium service. Having had this facility suspended for two-and-a-half years, we are delighted that we can now offer our guests an inflight shopping experience that is even more diverse and is geared even more closely to their individual wishes and needs. And with the new additional option of using Miles & More award miles, our digital payment process is now even easier and more convenient, too.”
SWISS’ newly redesigned onboard duty-free selection emphasizes ‘Swissness’, sustainability and travel-related items. Along with classic premium articles such as watches and sunglasses, the new range includes a tin of selected Swiss chocolate specialties, a deodorant packaged in a sugar-cane bioplastic tube, and children’s headphones inspired by endangered species around the globe.
Source: Swiss International Air Lines