Geneva airport was forced to close for several hours yesterday afternoon after a private jet veered off the runway on landing and ended up on the grass verge.
The airport pointed out the verge was particularly wet due to the rain which made retrieving the plane very difficult.
The airport had to close at 6.30 pm and didn’t reopen until 9.45.
That led to 33 flights being cancelled, 10 more significantly delayed and many incoming flights had to be diverted.
Waits of more than 2 hours at the Gotthard Tunnel over the weekend
The predictions were correct - traffic through the Gotthard Tunnel was extremely heavy over the weekend.
Plane hit by lightning while approaching Geneva
Passengers on a BA flight heading into Geneva had a shock on Sunday evening when the plane had to abort a landing after it was struck by lightning.
Erasmus return by next year in doubt
Switzerland’s planned return to the EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme by next year is now facing uncertainty.
Lack of French on food packets worry shoppers
Shoppers in french speaking switzerland are increasingly seeing food packaging without any French language details - and it’s perfectly legal.
More keeping their own chickens
Chickens are fast becoming everyday pets in Switzerland, with around seventy thousand households now keeping them, according to federal authorities.
Pro-Vélo Geneva restarts 'Cycling Saturdays'
Cyclists in Geneva can look forward to a new season of “Bike Saturdays” starting this weekend.
