Geneva Airport had a successful 2024. It’s reporting a profit for that year of more than CHF 110m. Half of that will go to the canton.
With almost 18 million passengers, the airport is now seeing traffic virtually equal to the pre-pandemic era.
Revenue last year hit more than half a billion francs – that's up 9%.
It employs over 1,000 people.
It also says the new restrictions on night flights are having an effect. Already this year, movements after 10pm are down 36%
Geneva could foot the G7 bill
Geneva fears it will be left with the security bill from a G7 summit just across the border in Évian, according to 24 heures.
US NGO discovers Swiss child abuse cases
Switzerland relies too heavily on an American NGO to detect child sexual abuse online, raising questions about the country's ability to protect children on its own.
French singer banned by Paleo
The Paléo Festival in Nyon says it will no longer invite French singer Patrick Bruel, after a former volunteer accused him of inappropriate behaviour.
Cars going uninspected
The cantons are struggling to keep up with mandatory vehicle inspections, leaving more than 550,000 checks overdue nationwide.
War may lead to rent rises
Rents may rise again, says the bank Raiffeisen.
Not a heatwave, yet
Summer has arrived, with temperatures climbing past 30 over the long weekend. Basel reached 31 and Sion hit 32.4, but MeteoSwiss, says this does not yet count as an official heatwave.
