The Swiss Federal Railways and the airline Swiss are expanding their “Air Rail” cooperation, which has existed for several years. The focus is now also on Geneva Airport, which is to be better connected by rail with through tickets.

Swiss passengers traveling via Lausanne, Freiburg or Bern train stations now have the choice between connecting to Zurich Airport or Geneva Airport. You can now book and use the new connection to or from Geneva Airport. For example, you can travel directly and comfortably from New York via Geneva to Lausanne, Freiburg or Bern. In addition, both companies are taking another important step in the technical integration of their system landscapes and will in future provide Swiss Tickets with an SBB QR code. The aim is to improve boarding pass control and customer service.

The consequence of this innovation is that travelers can choose whether they want to travel via Zurich or Geneva airports. Until now, only Geneva main station was connected to the Air Rail route network. “Together with SBB, we are working intensively to offer our guests an increasingly tailored mobility offer. We are very pleased that we have reached another important milestone with the connection to Geneva Airport and that we can offer our guests from French-speaking Switzerland not only a larger selection but also an even more seamless and convenient travel experience,” said Tamur Goudarzi Pour, Chief Commercial Swiss officer.

To improve boarding pass control, Swiss tickets will now be provided with the SBB QR code. The two companies are thus taking a further step in integrating their respective system landscapes. The medium-term goal is to achieve more transparency about passengers' entry and exit points so that, for example, in the event of irregularities, we can offer them precise information about alternative travel options.

United Airlines is also there

The innovation regarding Geneva also has an impact on the US partner United Airlines, which has joined the interlining agreement with SBB. This means that the journey by train from many Swiss train stations to the departure airports of Geneva and Zurich can be booked when booking the flight. In the GDS the 2-letter code for these trains is 9B. The new service applies to United flight bookings made through travel agents or directly with the airline. Passengers traveling in Economy Class can purchase the SBB ticket in 2nd class. First class SBB tickets are valid for business class passengers.

From Switzerland, United flies to the USA up to 42 times a week. The connections include year-round daily flights from Geneva to New York/Newark and Washington, DC as well as daily flights from Zurich to Chicago, New York/Newark and Washington, DC. The summer flight schedule is supplemented by the daily service from Zurich to the US West Coast San Francisco the offer.