Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – British Airways flight A319 turned back Wednesday 14 October after striking a bird at Cointrin Airport while climbing out of Geneva, reports Aviation Herald, which tracks airline incidents. The crew reportedly landed in Geneva 12 minutes after takeoff, after noticing a burning smell: emergency services were on standby, and the flight […]
Travels
When I travel, I drink wine. In fact, I usually organize my travels around learning about it because wine isn't a beverage, it's a culture.
Hilly Lausanne dreams of third Metro underground line
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The director of Lausanne’s Metro underground system has told Swiss television TSR that a third metro line between the central train station and Blécherette, at the top of the hilly city, is under consideration. The new line would go from the Place du Flon through the St-Roch district, the Palais de […]
Cisalpino carries first passengers from Geneva airport to Venice
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A Cisalpino II train made its maiden Geneva-Venice voyage Thursday October 1, leaving Geneva’s Cointrin Airport at 07:33 and bringing back its first passengers from Venice at 16:20. The trains have been running on the Geneva-Milan stretch since July, on a test basis, and with the positive track record of the […]
Swiss are world leaders – again – for rail miles traveled
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – The Swiss traveled more kilometres on trains than any other nation in 2008: 2,422 kilometres per person. And for the first time ever, the average number of train journeys rose to 50 per person – putting the Swiss in second place after the Japanese, with 71 journeys a year per person. […]
Geneva escapes: Paris off the beaten path
Communing with the dead in the catacombs Paris, France (GenevaLunch) – At an easy three and-a-half hour train ride (TGV), or leisurely five hour drive through rolling farmland, Paris should be on your list of weekend getaways if you live in Geneva. My family manages at least two trips a year, usually with visiting friends or […]