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Archives for August 2010

Sion’s airport receives international safety certification

25/08/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Update 15:30 Sion, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The airport in the Valais town of Sion has received international recognition for safety by being certified according to standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). ICAO is a Montreal-based UN body charged with standards, including the three-letter airport identification code. The significance of the certification lies […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: air safety, airport, certification, de-icing, Sion

Smart radars prepare to move out from Geneva

18/08/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – Geneva is known as an international city, usually because of the NGOs and other world-level orgnizations it hosts, but lately it’s been hot world news for another reason: its new Trafistar sr590 smart radars. Fear and loathing, from Ethiopia to New Caledonia, have been prompted by the new radar system, called […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Geneva, smart radars, speeding, Switzerland, traffic violations, Trafistar sr590

A cool one million francs for driving 290 km/hour in Switzerland

10/08/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Fribourg, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – A Swedish driver was arrested and his Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG impounded after pushing the 570-horsepower engine to 290 kilometers per hour on a Swiss highway. The 37-year-old Swede traveling on A12 from Bern to Lausanne, was spotted by Vaud cantonal police at around 13:00, arrested and turned over to the police […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Fribourg cantonal police, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, speed demon, speed radars, travel, Vaud cantonal police

Public transport hike lower than expected in 2011

04/08/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – Public transport costs for consumers will rise by 2.4 percent rather than 3.4 percent in 2011, “Mr Price”, Switzerland’s consumer watchdog, announced Wednesday 4 August. Lengthy negotiations between the office of Stefan Meierhans and public transport unions succeeded in getting price hikes down. Another bit of good news for consumers is […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: communes, consumer protection, day passes, increases, Mr Price, public transport, Swiss rail, Switzerland, train prices

Bad drivers: on the phone, tailgating, say Swiss

03/08/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – The worst drivers in Switzerland are talking on their cell phones or messaging via SMS, according to a survey of 1,000 people in Switzerland, carried out for Comparis.ch, the consumer price comparison group. Second worst: tailgaters, who hang onto the car in front of them. Men are considered worse drivers than […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: bad drivers, cell phones, comparis, messaging, road rules, survey, Switzerland, tailgating

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