SWISS to serve six new destinations from Geneva in summer 2020
SWISS will be adding six attractive new summer destinations to its Geneva-based route network from 22 June. The new services will operate to and...
easyJet plane came dangerously close to Lake Geneva before landing
On 5 November 2023, an easyJet Airbus A320neo registered G-UZLO, operating flight U2 3291 from Edinburgh to Geneva with 157 passengers and 6 crew...
SWISS to expand schedules from mid-summer onwards
In view of the continuing travel restrictions, SWISS does not now expect to see any tangible resumption of air travel activity until mid-summer at...
Fall in the number of passengers (-69%) and aircraft movements (-54%) at Geneva Airport in 2020
In 2020, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, passenger traffic fell by 68.8% at Genève Aéroport, while the number of aircraft movements fell...
SWISS to introduce new ‘Airtrain’ services between Geneva’s Cornavin central station and Zurich Airport
SWISS is to add the Geneva Cornavin to Zurich Airport route to the ‘Airtrain’ rail services which it offers in collaboration with the Swiss...
Cyprus Airways to add new destinations this summer
Cyprus Airways revealed its summer schedule, adding Barcelona and Geneva to its destinations alongside continuing flights to Brussels.Operating from March to October, they'll run...
ITA Airways to wet-lease 2 German Airways Embraer E190 on routes from Milan Linate to Luxembourg, London City and Geneva
ITA Airways continues to expand its network with new destinations courtesy of its partnership with German Airways. Starting 28 March 2022, and following this...
SWISS to offer new service from Geneva to Marsa Alam
SWISS will be extending its Geneva-based network in the coming winter timetable by adding a new service to Marsa Alam in Egypt. The Red...
Geneva and Galápagos Airports become carbon neutral
• 211 airports across the world now certified at one of the 4 levels of Airport Carbon Accreditation
• These airports welcomed 3.2 billion passengers...
SkyWork Airlines has submitted a request to operate flights between Geneva and Lugano
After the bankruptcy of Darwin Airline, SkyWork Airlines has submitted a request to the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) to operate flights...
SWISS will serve five new summer destinations from Geneva
From 22 June, SWISS will expand its route network from Geneva by offering its passengers five new popular destinations for the summer season. The...
British Airways launches Avios-Only flights, offering even more reward seats
In a first for the airline, British Airways has launched flights that are made up exclusively of Reward Seats for Executive Club Members
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[UPDATED] Swissport wins 7-year handling contract for Switzerland with airlines of the Lufthansa Group (except Brussels Airlines)
Swissport has been awarded a major long-term contract by the Lufthansa Group for Switzerland. The new contract secures significant business volumes. It covers passenger...
The health crisis continued, but Geneva Airport welcomed more passengers in 2021
In 2021, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, passenger traffic remained well below pre-crisis levels. However, thanks to a marked recovery in the...
Limited SWISS operations from 23 March to 19 April
From 23 March to 19 April the only long-haul destination served by SWISS will be Newark (EWR) from Zurich. Provisionally, there will be no...
Ethiopian Airlines gets fifth freedom rights to fly passengers between Geneva and Manchester
From next winter, Ethiopian Airlines will operate a route from Addis Ababa to Manchester via Geneva by Boeing 787-9. As part of the route,...
SWISS temporarily reduces its Geneva flight operations to an absolute minimum in view of further-tightened travel restrictions
In view of the tighter travel restrictions announced by the Swiss Federal Council on 27 January and the resulting decline in demand for air travel,...
Brussels Airlines flight SN455 from Bujumbura and Entebbe diverted twice!
Brussels Airlines flight SN455 from Bujumbura and Entebbe had to make two unscheduled stopovers last night. The first landing took place in Cairo for...
SWISS launches a new pass for 10 tickets on flights departing from Geneva
In collaboration with the Lufthansa Innovation Hub in Berlin, Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is set to launch “Flightpass”, a trial pass allowing 10...
Major disruption at Geneva airport due to a fire in a nearby building
Thick black smoke from a nearby burning building temporarily halted all arrivals at Geneva Airport, Switzerland, on Friday afternoon. Departures from the second largest...