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...
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...
Fares of SWISS domestic flights between Geneva and Zurich to include compulsory CO2 compensation
Green Fares extended for all SWISS domestic flightsFrom today onwards, only ‘Green Fares’ – which include a price component for offsetting the carbon emissions...
Air Malta flight from Geneva returns twice to base because of technical issue
On Saturday, 2 September, Air Malta flight KM483 from Geneva to Malta (operated by Airbus A320 registered 9H-AEP pictures above) faced technical problems and...
Flights cancelled at Geneva Airport today as workers voted to strike
Around 1,000 workers at Geneva airport in Switzerland have voted to go on strike, leading to flight disruptions. All sixty-four flights between 06:00 and...
Geneva airport blocked Tuesday by climate activists
Over 100 climate activists participated in a protest at Geneva Airport, calling for a ban on private jets. The demonstration took place near 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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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,...
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...
PLAY launches flights to Liverpool and Geneva
PLAY has added two new destinations to its schedule for winter 2022 and 2023 with flights to Liverpool in England and Geneva in Switzerland....
A busy Saturday at Geneva Airport
This Saturday's holiday turnaround has turned out to be a real agony for the many passengers wanting to return home from Geneva Airport, Suisse....
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...
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...
SWISS trials a new concept to reduce food waste on board
SWISS is trialling the possibility of offering its customers unsold food items at reduced prices on its services from Geneva, in collaboration with its...
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...
SWISS to extend minimal Geneva flight operations until 27 March
In view of the still low current booking levels, which have further declined as a result of Switzerland’s recently tightened travel restrictions, Swiss International...
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,...
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...
[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...
Geneva airport reduced its noise footprint in 2019
Geneva airport's noise footprint decreased last year compared to 2018. This decrease is
mainly linked to an overall decrease in aircraft movements (-0.6% in 2019),...