This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from the Switzerland.
This Aviation.Direct section deals with aviation topics from the Switzerland. Whether you choose Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Bern, Lugano, Altenrhein or Sion If you are interested in Switzerland, you have come to the right place.
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The Board of Directors of Basel-Mulhouse Airport has appointed Tobias Markert as its new Director. He will take office on 1 April 2025 and succeeds Matthias Suhr, who is retiring early after ten years. Markert brings around 20 years of experience in senior positions in airport management, most recently in
On Sunday, October 27, 2024, the 2024/2025 winter flight schedule will come into effect at EuroAirport. A total of 30 direct destinations in 2025 countries will be offered by March 80, 29, mainly in Europe and the Mediterranean. The new destinations include London Luton, Rabat, Seville and Valencia. EasyJet, Air Arabia and others
Basel-Mulhouse Airport will begin preparatory work for the runway renovation on 23 September 2024, which is scheduled to be completed in spring 2026. The work, which will not affect flight operations, includes the establishment of a construction base, grading work and the construction of driveways, as well as the installation of a traffic light system to control
The partnership between Swiss and the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), which has existed since 2019, will continue indefinitely. The aim is to further improve the connection between rail and air traffic. From October 2, 2024, new destinations in the canton of Graubünden, including Chur, Davos, Klosters and St. Moritz, will be added to the network.
At Basel Airport, the extended summer holiday period, which had extended over several weeks across the trinational catchment area, ended last weekend. In the last ten weeks, passenger volumes reached around 96% of the 2019 level. Despite the burden of major delays due to limited air traffic control capacities and poor
The anticipation for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will take place in Basel, knows no bounds. Easyjet, the city's leading regional airline, is proud to support this important event as the official airline partner. The choice of Basel as host city is not only a triumph for the city, but also a
On September 9, 2024, Manuela Witzig will take over as Head of Communications and Public Affairs at Basel-Mulhouse Airport. The position had been filled on an interim basis by Director Matthias Suhr since September 2020. Witzig brings around 20 years of industry experience and will be responsible for strategically developing the airport’s communications in the future. The new manager will be based in
Since August 2, 2024, flydubai has been offering regular scheduled flights between Basel-Mulhouse Airport and its hub in Dubai. The new route was officially inaugurated on August 7 with a ceremony at EuroAirport, attended by representatives from flydubai and the airport. The flight connection will initially operate four times a week,
The Euro-Airport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg was recently evacuated again for a short time after security concerns arose. The measure led to a temporary suspension of air traffic. The all-clear was given around midday and operations resumed. The evacuation took place against the backdrop of the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, which led to increased security precautions.
The EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Swiss-French State Treaty with an impressive giant poster on the control tower. The poster shows the historic moment of the signing of the treaty on 4 July 1949 in Bern by Max Petitpierre for the Swiss Federal Council and Henri Hoppenot for the Government of the French Republic. The airport, as the
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