GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss cantons and communes should allow greater competition among taxi services, says Comco, the Swiss Competition Commission. Services from other areas should be given more freedom, in particular the commission says. Local authorities in several major Swiss cities are not applying federal competition regulations, says Comco, citing the federal Internal Markets Law, […]
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Easyjet follows its apology for late flights with rosy numbers (update)
(video interview) Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Easyjet Monday 6 September published its figures for August, showing a healthy increase of 8.4 percent compared to August 2009: more than 5.2 million passengers. The upbeat numbers follow close on the heels of a series of critical media headlines in recent weeks because of the number of flights […]
New transport report shows it accounts for 37% Swiss energy use
Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – Use of transport by individuals has doubled in Switzerland from 1970 to 2008, but growing use of transport for merchandise shows an even more dramatic change, tripling in 30 years. The figures are part of a new statistical study of shifts in transport use in Switzerland, released Monday 21 June by […]
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 […]