Very busy summer for the airport

Thursday, 20 June 2024 06:30

Geneva Airport says it’s preparing for a very busy summer and says passenger numbers could exceed pre-pandemic levels, for the first time.

The General Director, André Schnieder, says they’re expecting 1.6 million passengers a month over the summer.

An extra 130 baggage handlers have been employed and a new model of directing taxiing aircraft is being used.

The idea is to cut the number of delays – although the airport concedes busy air corridors could impact the airport despite its best efforts.

Some dates have been earmarked as being especially busy. Sundays on 14,21 and 28 of July and the 2nd and 4th of August.

More from Bitesize News

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.