https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Geneva’s Cointrin airport is to install solar panels across 50,000m2 of roof space in a new project announced by officials on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171013/geneva-airport-to-ramp-up-solar-energy-production Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:35:58 +0200 geneva-airport-to-ramp-up-solar-energy-production The airline Swiss is to continue operating flights out of Geneva’s Cointrin airport in an apparent about-turn by mother concern Lufthansa. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170217/national-airline-rethinks-plan-to-pull-out-of-geneva Fri, 17 Feb 2017 12:37:55 +0100 national-airline-rethinks-plan-to-pull-out-of-geneva A man who last month told authorities at Geneva airport there was a bomb on a plane could face a 50,000-franc bill from Geneva police, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161107/geneva-bomb-hoaxer-faces-50000-franc-bill Mon, 07 Nov 2016 12:20:41 +0100 geneva-bomb-hoaxer-faces-50000-franc-bill A man who falsely claimed there was a bomb on a plane at Geneva airport last week has been sentenced to six months in jail. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161017/jail-for-geneva-airport-bomb-threat-joker Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:40:51 +0200 jail-for-geneva-airport-bomb-threat-joker An Aeroflot plane bound for Moscow was grounded on the tarmac at Geneva airport on Thursday after a man told authorities there was a bomb on board. https://www.thelocal.ch/20161014/man-makes-geneva-airport-bomb-threat-for-a-joke Fri, 14 Oct 2016 11:22:54 +0200 man-makes-geneva-airport-bomb-threat-for-a-joke The Frenchwoman who sparked a massive security alert earlier this summer by claiming there was a bomb at Geneva airport is facing a 90,000 franc bill for her actions, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160916/geneva-airport-bomb-hoaxer-faces-90000-franc-bill Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:57:31 +0200 geneva-airport-bomb-hoaxer-faces-90000-franc-bill Geneva airport can breathe a sigh of relief after France and Switzerland finally came to an agreement over an issue that has prevented 200 new airport employees from being able to start work. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160811/swiss-resolve-spat-with-french-over-info-exchange Thu, 11 Aug 2016 14:38:20 +0200 swiss-resolve-spat-with-french-over-info-exchange Geneva airport has refused to compensate a Frenchwoman who missed her flight after airport officials mistook an item in her luggage for a bomb, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160808/no-compensation-for-bomb-suspect-who-missed-flight Mon, 08 Aug 2016 14:28:56 +0200 no-compensation-for-bomb-suspect-who-missed-flight The Frenchwoman who caused a massive security operation at Geneva airport on Wednesday will spend three months in prison after facing a French court on Thursday, Swiss media reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160729/prison-for-woman-who-faked-airport-bomb-threat Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:12:16 +0200 prison-for-woman-who-faked-airport-bomb-threat Some 200 French workers recently hired by Geneva airport can’t start work because France is refusing to give Switzerland information vital for security checks, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160729/franco-swiss-tension-stirs-up-trouble-at-geneva-airport Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:18:57 +0200 franco-swiss-tension-stirs-up-trouble-at-geneva-airport A woman told police there was a bomb threat against Geneva airport on Wednesday because she wanted to get revenge on her husband’s mistress. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160728/geneva-airport-bomb-threat-woman-admits-false-claim Thu, 28 Jul 2016 10:57:54 +0200 geneva-airport-bomb-threat-woman-admits-false-claim UPDATE: Police are gradually withdrawing security measures put in place on Wednesday morning after an unspecified threat against the building. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160727/police-step-up-security-at-geneva-airport Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:18:42 +0200 police-step-up-security-at-geneva-airport A Swiss journalist has launched a Twitter-bot which tracks aircraft belonging to dictators landing at Geneva airport. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160421/dictator-tracker-spices-up-geneva-planespotting Thu, 21 Apr 2016 14:43:00 +0200 dictator-tracker-spices-up-geneva-planespotting An Ethiopian Airlines pilot who hijacked his own plane and landed it in Geneva so he could claim political asylum in Switzerland was in a state of “complete paranoia” during his action in February 2014, according to experts. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151113/paranoid-hijack-pilot-faces-no-swiss-charges Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:12:43 +0100 paranoid-hijack-pilot-faces-no-swiss-charges Authorities at Geneva's Cointrin airport have come out on the front foot after the facility was named one of the five worst in the world by a UK newspaper. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151002/geneva-airport-hits-back-at-worlds-worst-claims Fri, 02 Oct 2015 12:37:12 +0200 geneva-airport-hits-back-at-worlds-worst-claims