Geneva Cointrin international airport

Geneva Cointrin international airport

Geneva Cointrin International Airport is an airport in Geneva, Switzerland with the IATA Airport Code GVA. It is located 5 km from the city centre and has direct connections to expressways and railways ( SBB-CFF-FFS ).

The airport is a hub for Swiss International Airlines.

The following airlines fly to Geneva Contrin International Airport:

Aer Lingus
Aeroflot
Air Algerie
Air Dolomiti
Air France
Air Littoral
Air Madagascar
Air Malta
Air Mauritius
Alitalia
Antinea Airlines
Austrian Airlines
BMIBaby
British Airways
British Airways Citiexpress
Cathay Pacific
Continental Airlines
Cyprus Airways
Duo Airways
Easyjet
Egyptair
El Al
EAE
Finnair
Iran Air
Jet Aviation
KLM
Kuwait Airways
Lauda Air
Lufthansa
Luxair
Maersk Air
MALEV Hungarian
Meridiana
Middle East Airlines Liban
MyTravelLite
Olympic Airways
Privatair
Pulkovo Aviation
Regional Airlines
Royal Air Maroc
Royal Jordanian
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines System
SN Brussels
Speedwings
Swift Copters
Swiss International Airlines
TAG Aviation
TAP Air Portugal
Tunisair
Turkish Airlines
Virgin Express

On 2 September 1998, Swissair Flight 111, an MD-11 heading to Cointrin from JFK International Airport crashed at night in the Atlantic Ocean 50 miles southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Smoke was reported in the cabin and the aircraft was trying to land at Halifax International Airport. All 15 crew members and 214 passengers perished.

External link

Geneva Cointrin International Airport Homepage