[Biz Class Deal Alert] Swiss Business Class throughout 2026

This deal was found using Avianca calendar search and the assistance of Seats.Aero (affiliate link), an award search tool that helps you view thousands of available award flights all in one place.

Routes: BOS/ZRH; JFK/GVA; JFK/ZRH; IAD/ZRH; YUL/ZRH

Airline: Swiss

Programs to book with: Air Canada, Avianca, United

Travel timeline: February to November 2026

Cost: Starting at 60k points + $6-71 in tax/fees each way

Transfer partners: American Express, Bilt, Capital One, Chase, Citi, Wells Fargo

Summary: Fly Swiss business class starting at 60k points one way. Plus, connect through Zurich or Geneva to other cities in Europe.

Why I like this deal: 1) Multiple seats (some dates 9+), 2) availability during summer season, and 3) reasonable cost for business class awards.

BOS-ZRH (starting at 60k points)
February: 8, 23
March: 29-31
April: 1, 4-7, 11, 20, 27
May: None
June: None
July: 20
August: 2
September: None
October: 26
November: 2
ZRH-BOS (starting at 60k points)
February: 10-12, 18, 25
March: 3-5, 11, 17, 18, 30, 31
April: 1-2, 6-11,13-16, 20-23, 28, 29
May: 1
June: 9
July: None
August: None
September: 3
October: 21
November: 4, 18, 25

JFK-GVA (starting at 60k points)
February: 9, 16-18, 22-26
March: 2
April: 3,
May: None
June: None
July: 14, 27, 28
August: 2, 9-11, 24, 30
September: None
October: 13, 18-21, 26, 28
November: 1, 8-11, 15-18, 22-25, 30
December: 1
GVA-JFK (starting at 60k points)
February: 9-13,16, 18, 19, 24-27
March: 3-6, 12, 13, 17, 19, 24, 26
April: 9, 14, 15, 22, 23, 28-30
May: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 15-17, 19-22, 24
June: 3, 4, 6-8, 10, 17
July: None
August: 11, 19-21, 27-29
September: 1-4, 9, 10, 15-17, 22-24, 30
October: 6, 7, 14, 15, 20-22, 24, 27, 31
November: 3-8, 10-28, 30
December: 1, 2

JFK-ZRH (starting at 55k points through Avianca)
February: 15, 16, 22-24

ZRH-JFK (starting at 55k points through Avianca)
February: 9-14, 19, 24-27
March: 4, 5, 10, 11
April: None
May: 7
June: 10, 11
July: None
August: None
September: None
October: None
November: 5, 11, 12, 17-19, 24-27
December: 1, 2

IAD-ZRH (starting at 70k points)
February: 8, 17
March: None
April: 5, 13
May: None
June: None
July: 20, 28
August: 3, 4, 8-10, 15-17, 23
September: None
October: None
November: None
ZRH-IAD (starting at 70k points)
February: 8, 10, 12
March: 6, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26, 27
April: None
May: 21, 28, 29
June: 5
July: None
August: 18, 19, 23, 25-29, 31
September: 1-4
October: None
November: 12, 13, 17, 19-21, 24, 26, 27
December: 1

YUL-ZRH (starting at 60k points)
February: 8-10, 15-18
March: None
April: 2, 14, 22, 28
May: None
June: None
July: None
August: None
September: None
October: 27, 28
November: 2-5, 7-11, 14-19, 22-26, 28-30
December: 1
ZRH-YUL (starting at 60k points)
February: 10-12, 17-19, 25, 26
March: 3, 4, 18
April: 7, 9, 14-17, 21-23, 27-29, 5-7
May: 5-7
June: 2, 10, 12, 17
July: None
August: None
September: 1, 2, 9
October: 13, 14, 20-22, 28-30
November: 2-14, 16-30
December: 1, 2

Air Canada: Starting at 60-70k points + $6-71 in tax/fees. Spend an extra 14-15k points to make the flight freely changeable/cancellable. Otherwise $75 CAD for changes and $150 CAD to cancel per ticket.
Transfer Partners: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Chase
Tip: Air Canada Aeroplan has a great stopover program, where you can have a stopover (in ZRH in this instance) before going to your next destination. It costs 5k additional points per ticket to add a stopover.

Avianca LifeMiles: 55-80k points + mystery tax/fees. JFK/ZRH route prices at 55k points and YUL/ZRH prices at 63k points. BOS/ZRH prices at 69k points. Other routes are 80k points. Avianca won’t tell you how much tax/fees are until you check out. You can’t checkout unless you have points in your account. It should be similar to Air Canada/United’s fees. You can also call to ask. There is a $150 change fee and $200 cancel fee for Avianca awards unless you have certain LifeMiles+ subscriptions (then it’s free).
Transfer Partners: Amex, Bilt, Capital One, Citi, Wells Fargo
Note: Capital One has a 15% transfer bonus to Avianca Lifemiles through Feb. 11, 2026

United: 80-88k points + $6-63 in tax/fees. Free changes/cancellations.
Transfer Partners: Bilt, Chase

Avianca’s calendar search is probably the best option if not using a search tool like Seats.Aero or Roame. You’ll also need to log in to search. Here is Avianca’s Lifemiles site to search for flights since it can be hard to find sometimes.

1) After logging in, search for one-way, choose business class, and put in destination details. Don’t choose a date yet.

2) After putting in destinations and choosing what type of cabin, then click on the “Dates” section. Find dates that are underlined in blue as these days should have saver award availability. You may need to change “Smart Search” on the top left to be a “Star Alliance” search.

3) Check to see if bookable, then book with your preferred Star Alliance partner (Air Canada, Avianca, United).

1) You can also use United’s site and their calendar view. You will need to be signed in to search. However, it will not let you filter for direct flights only and will show a lot of availability if you are willing to connect through another city.

2) For United, put in destination, # of passengers, flexible dates, business class, then click on “Find flights”.

3) After searching, the calendar view should appear. Find dates with the 80k cost as those are saver awards. (could be 88k depending on your United status or if you have a credit card). However, many of the flights could have 1 connection to get to ZRH either through another North American city (like EWR, YUL, ORD, IAD) or through another major Star Alliance hub on Lufthansa (FRA, MUC). Sadly, United got rid of a trick that let you filter for direct flights.

4) Confirm the flight details including if the number of seats you need is bookable, aircraft type, and timing.

Use these flights as a gateway to Europe and connect to other parts of Europe. Total points costs will be fairly similar. See below example for Boston to Barcelona for 70k points on July 28, 2026.

Don’t forget about Air Canada’s Aeroplan stopover program. Spend an extra 5k points to stopover in Zurich then continue to your next destination. This works on the return back to the US as well. On the Air Canada site, choose Multi-city/Stopover as the option instead of one-way. Put ZRH as the stopover city and number of days. Then search. There could be some trial and error to find availability.

Currently, the available award flights are either on a Swiss A330 or the A350. As of now, some of the Boston flights has the new A350 which has the newer “Swiss Senses” cabin that is very similar to Lufthansa’s “Allegris” products. The majority of flights are on teh A330. However, some of Swiss’ A330s are being retrofitted with the newer cabins and could be in service at some point in 2026!

The older A330s have a unique seating arrangement where rows will be in a 1-2-1 layout but then the alternating row will be a 2-2-1 layout. See below to better visualize.

A330
Your flight will likely be in this layout. All seats are lie-flat but may not have direct aisle access. Seat selection is generally free except for “throne seats” which are the individual seats on the left side fo the plane. Those seats should be free to choose at online check-in though.

A350
Currently, Swiss flies their new A350 to Boston. Hopefully, Airbus delivers more to Swiss in late 2025 into 2026 and they could expand it to more routes. All seats are lie-flat and have direct aisle access. However, in traditional Lufthansa Group ways, they can’t keep things simple and there are five different “tiers” of business class seats. They are marketed as Business Suite, Privacy Seat, Extra Space Seat, Classic Seat, and Extra Long Bed Seat…(more details on The Points Guy). And depending on the type of seat, you will have to pay more to select a seat.

New A350 details (Swiss)
A350 Swiss Senses review (Live and Let’s Fly)
A330 Review ZRH-DXB (The Points Analyst)
A330 Review BOS-ZRH (Live and Let’s Fly)

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I started the idea of Find Flights for Me back in 2023 to help educate and inspire people to use their credit card points more effectively, with a focus on using points to fly business and first class flights.

When I’m not working on Wall Street or searching for flight deals, you can find me planning for my upcoming wedding, enjoying local restaurants, helping my parents book their next trip, traveling internationally, or visiting friends/family in NYC, Philadelphia, or DC.