GenevaLunch - Meyrin, GE, Switzerland

Violent car collision in Geneva badly injures two

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:04:26 +0000

Tribune de Geneve, Fre - Two cars crashed into each other early Friday afternoon on the Route du Nant-d'Avril in Geneva, at the border between Meyrin and Vernier. The drivers of the two cars are in critical condition in Geneva hospitals after firefighters had to cut the vehicles to lift them out. The drivers were alone in their cars, a Mercedes and a Nissan.

Interview: Julian Cook, CEO, Flybaboo

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:40:11 +0000

Flybaboo's colors Airline Flybaboo is planning to grow its business based on Geneva's Cointrin Airport and serving Lugano, Nice, Prague, Venice, Florence, Valencia, St Tropez, Ibiza and Olbia. CEO Julian Cook talks to Geneva Lunch.

The airline industry has gone through a decade of painful change. But that has not stopped Geneva’s Flybaboo from becoming a successful niche operator in Europe, with flights to nine destinations. Flybaboo has survived some tough moments and is now ready to move to the next stage in its development, says Julian Cook, CEO.

SFr 1,300 for French meat with a bitter taste

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 06:40:21 +0100

Tribune de Geneve, Fre - It was a bad weekend for meat-loving border crossers near Geneva. Customs officials seized more than 120kg of meat at Mategnin (Meyrin) and Vireloup (Collex) during what they called "Operation Jeannot." Twelve agents manned the normally unguarded border posts looking for the meat they know Vaudois and Genevois shoppers buy in France during barbecue season. (See GL's Friday interview and article on getting through Swiss customs safely.)