Closed due to falling rock Sion, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Falling rock has closed the Simplon Pass since Friday morning 11 June, shortly after 10:00, but it is expected to open again Sunday evening, following a cleanup operation to remove debris. Helicopter surveillance in the area showed it to still be vulnerable to rockfalls Friday and […]
Travels
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TGV Geneva-Paris down to three hours in December
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The 2011 train schedule will cut the travel time between Paris and Geneva to three hours, a reduction of 25 minutes starting in December, the CFF rail company announced Friday 4 June. The new schedule will significantly improve service between Geneva and La Plaine. Lake Geneva region residents will also find […]
EasyJet’s ash detector gets CAA support
London, England (GenevaLunch) – EasyJet, one of the airlines hardest hit by ash cloud bans, has come up with a detector that could allow pilots to spot too much ash and change course. Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority says it is “happy an airline appeared to have found a technical solution, and, although it was not […]
Flower Power plane for San Francisco rolls out in Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The new Swiss Flower Power plane, a startling change from the normally more discreet Swiss fleet planes, was scheduled to roll onto the tarmac in Zurich late Wednesday afternoon. The company will offer six flights a week to the California city starting 2 June. It has been teasing fans with snapshots […]
Geneva police rev up biker safety campaign
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Motorcyclists being stopped by the police are a sight more frequent than usual this week in Geneva, with the city’s police running a safety campaign 17-21 May, called “PréDiRe Motocyclistes”. It is part of the larger BPU (Swiss Safety Council) national preventive campaign to cut the number of bikers’ deaths and […]