2009

Route Y brings France even closer to Geneva International Airport

18.12.2009

New Geneva Public Transport (TPG) buses put GVA on route Y, which now connects Ferney-Mairie to Val Thoiry, via the CERN...

Geneva International Airport rejects SSP/VPOD union assertions

17.12.2009

The Geneva public services union (SSP/VPOD) issued a press release today containing a number of assertions about GVA. In response to those assertions we wish to state the following...

Vaud and Geneva emergency services exercise on the Coast

16.11.2009

In the context of the objectives set by the Vaud State Council for the Protection of the Population, the management of the EMCC, in cooperation with the Security Service of GVA, is preparing a full-scale exercise simulating the crash of a passenger plane in the Nyon area...

A guaranteed parking space before takeoff!

02.11.2009

Your only option is to come to GVA by private car? Geneva Airport can provide a guarantee that you will find a parking space when you arrive.

Geneva International Airport’s latest take-off is official!

26.10.2009

Mr. François Longchamp, Chairman of the Board, and Mr. Robert Deillon, Managing Director of GVA, officially inaugurated the new facilities of the main terminal on Monday, 26 October 2009.

Free Wi-Fi at the Airport

01.10.2009

From 1st October, you can connect to the Internet free of charge from Geneva International Airport.

Come on Ice sets up for the autumn at the airport

25.09.2009

Geneva International Airport the AULCA are making an ice rink available to the Airport’s passengers, visitors and customers until 25 October 2009.

GVA's doors to the North open wider

09.09.2009

Norwegian will thus be starting a new route between GVA and Copenhagen with 2 return flights a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, starting from the 2009-2010 winter season...

Geneva airport acts “like lightning” to protect passengers

13.08.2009

On Sunday, 8 August 2009, 9:30 p.m. GVA initiated a level 3 “lightning alert” procedure. This top-level weather alert warns of an imminent danger of lightning strikes on the site.

GVA inaugurates a direct all-cargo flight to Shanghai

10.07.2009

Lufthansa Cargo and the Geneva International Airport Authorities (AIG) are inaugurating today, 9th July 2009, a direct "all cargo" connection to the Chinese city of Shanghai.

The Vade Mecum of the perfect traveller leaving from GVA!

25.06.2009

On the eve of the first major wave of holiday departures, Geneva International Airport would like to offer some recommendations to make your journey more enjoyable.

Jouez et gagnez un vol pour aller déguster l'inimitable paella valencienne!

17.06.2009

Jusqu'au 3 juillet, gva.ch propose un jeu virtuel grâce auquel les apprentis cuisiniers les plus avides de nouvelles saveurs pourront apprendre à cuisiner la paella valencienne...

GVA winner of the prestigious Eagle Award

08.06.2009

Robert Deillon, General Manager of GVA, received the IATA 2009 Eagle Award prize in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) today.

Air Canada inaugurates non-stop Geneva-Montreal service

02.06.2009

Air Canada inaugurates today year-round non-stop service between Geneva and Montréal, with same-plane service continuing on to Toronto...

airBaltic starting a Geneva-Riga route

25.05.2009

As of 1 July 2009, airBaltic will be offering 3 flights a week from Geneva to Riga, the capital of Latvia. The flights will be on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, by Boeing 737-500.

In 2008, GVA made a record net profit of 61 mio francs

18.05.2009

The 2008 financial report of GVA) shows record net profits of CHF 61 million (18% higher than in 2007) for a turnover of more than CHF 300 million (+7%)...

GVA rewarded for its efforts to promote sustainable mobility

18.05.2009

GVA has just been named as the winner of the European prize for corporate mobility. GVA was chosen from among nearly 50 participants in three different categories...

GVA ready to deal with any deterioration in the health situation

30.04.2009

The decision of the WHO to raise the global health alert to level 5 on a scale of 6 prompted GVA authorities to trigger a new phase of the "pandemic" component of the BCP-P...

The Airport activates its anti-pandemic preventive measures

30.04.2009

WHO raised the global health alert yesterday to level 5 on a scale of 6. The change of the alert level activates a new phase of the "pandemic" component of the GVA Business Continuity Plan.

The airport is ready to deal with a pandemic

28.04.2009

The WHO decided yesterday to raise by one notch the global health alert level. The authorities of GVA have therefore activated the first phase of the pandemic component of their Business Continuity Plan (BCP-P).

Geneva-Washington direct is go!

20.04.2009

On Monday 20 April 2009, Geneva International Airport and United Airlines unveiled a new direct Geneva-Washington DC route...

The airport is changing down to save more energy!

06.04.2009

GVA set itself the goal of reducing energy consumption by 1 GWh within 1 year. A working group was set up to implement the project...

Off on holiday, take your precautions!

02.04.2009

As the Easter holidays start, GVA is expecting heavy traffic this weekend. Passengers are therefore asked to turn up in good time for check in - at least an hour and a half before their flight leaves...

The Envol 09 Show was a great success!

30.03.2009

For GVA, the results of the Envol 09 - Travel & Getaway Day show, which was held on Sunday 29 March 2009 were very satisfactory...

Schengen time at GVA

26.03.2009

The Schengen Agreement, which came into effect in Switzerland on 12 December 2008, will be applied at airports from Sunday 29 March 2009.

Envol 09 - Travel & Getaway Day

23.03.2009

Sunday 29 March 2009, from 9:00 to 18:00, in the Swiss Railways Airport shopping arcade (entrance free of charge). This show is for all the fans of travel who are looking for original destinations or are dreaming of theme holidays...

2018 Winter Olympics: GVA congratulates Annecy!

18.03.2009

The authorities of Geneva airport are delighted to learn that the CNSOF has selected the city of Annecy as France’s candidate to organise the 2018 Winter Olympic Games...

2009 summer timetable: going further, more often!

18.03.2009

The summer timetable of flights from GVA comes into effect on 29 March 2009. Several new destinations have been added. At the same time, the number of flights on some existing routes has risen...

New absolute record for passenger traffic in 2008

06.01.2009

After breaking through the ceiling of 11 million passengers for the first time in its history, in early December, GVA quite naturally recorded a new absolute record number of visits in 2008...