A reasonably long walk from the main terminal at Geneva are the B gates where British Airways operates its services to London Heathrow and Gatwick. Passing Swiss Passport Control you go up an escalator to the circular terminal area. When I arrived it was fairly busy with probably a couple of hundred passengers occupying the…
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What a difference 18 months makes – Crowne Plaza Geneva
In February 2012 I visited a very run down Crowne Plaza hotel near Geneva Airport. Returning last weekend it was clear that a lot of cash had been spent to bring it up to a more modern standard. Thankfully. The shuttle bus runs every 20 minutes from the airport, right past the taxi line. As…
What happened to Ethiopian flight 702 today? Hijack. [UPDATED]
It appears that the mainstream news channels are ignoring a potential hijacking this morning for some reason. Ethiopian Airlines flight 702 diverted to Geneva today and that as a result all long haul flights to that destination are being diverted. (702 serves Rome and Milan normally) The pilots appeared to have squawked the code (7500)…
Geneva Airport – Crowne Plaza
I spent a night at the Geneva Airport Crowne Plaza on Saturday and whilst it was my first visit to Geneva I think it will be my last to this hotel. Arrival at Airport and Check-in The hotel runs a shuttle bus from Door 4 at the airport every 20 minutes. All the local airport…
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