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 An increased number of flights will link the Swiss city with dozens of international destinations. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201217/air-and-rail-what-are-the-travel-options-from-switzerland-during-christmas-holidays Thu, 17 Dec 2020 17:43:28 +0100 air-and-rail-what-are-the-travel-options-from-switzerland-during-christmas-holidays Passengers on an EasyJet flight from London to Geneva on Sunday night were left in shock after they realized a stowaway had managed to board the plane and shut himself in the toilet. https://www.thelocal.ch/20171115/swiss-man-sneaks-onto-london-geneva-flight-and-hides-in-toilet Wed, 15 Nov 2017 12:58:12 +0100 swiss-man-sneaks-onto-london-geneva-flight-and-hides-in-toilet 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 Police in Geneva arrested an Italian woman over a spat about the size of her hand luggage when boarding an easyJet flight from the Swiss city to Venice, according to a media report. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140912/easyjet-passenger-arrested-in-hand-luggage-row Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:28:00 +0200 easyjet-passenger-arrested-in-hand-luggage-row Swiss International Air Lines is to pull out of Basel airport in 2015, to be replaced by low-cost carrier Eurowings. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140710/eurowings-takes-swiss-spot-at-basel-airport Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:43:55 +0200 eurowings-takes-swiss-spot-at-basel-airport Low-cost British airline easyJet has announced that it is flying to six new destinations from Swiss airports. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140709/easyjet-expands-routes-from-swiss-airports Wed, 09 Jul 2014 12:55:00 +0200 easyjet-expands-routes-from-swiss-airports The British-based budget airline easyJet was forced to ask four passengers to get off a plane heading from Liverpool to Geneva last Friday because it was 300 kilograms over its weight limit. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130122/too-many-men-ground-plane-to-geneva Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:10:00 +0100 too-many-men-ground-plane-to-geneva A plane carrying 151 people from Geneva to Edinburgh was forced to make an emergency landing in London after an oil leak forced its pilot to shut down an engine, budget airline easyJet said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130101/flight-from-geneva-in-forced-london-landing Tue, 01 Jan 2013 15:45:00 +0100 flight-from-geneva-in-forced-london-landing