GenevaLunch - Lugano, TI, Switzerland

First Swiss al-Queda trial underway Monday: background

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:00:04 +0000

swissinfo - Swissinfo today provides a background story to the trial of seven people charged with al-Queda links or activities related to the terrorist organization. The trial opens today in Lugano.

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.

Ticino hit hard by hail, heavy winds and rain, with flooding and mudslides

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:52:14 +0100

romandie/ats, Fre - Ticino was hit hard Thursday by violent storms with strong winds, rain and much hail throughout the canton. Police were called 40 times in one hour in the Sottoceneri area. Trees are down in several places and the autoroutes as well as lake quais had to be closed briefly due to heavy rain. Several mudslides have been reported.