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International Airport of Geneva (GVA)
Tel: (022) 717 7111. Fax: (022) 798 4377.
Website: www.gva.ch

The airport is located five kilometres (three miles) from the city centre. The airport is served by 61 airlines, carrying over seven million passengers in 1999.

Major airlines: The national airline is Swissair (tel: (0848) 800 700 (leisure); (0848) 800 600 (business); (0848) 800 500 (first class)). Other airlines include: Air Canada, Air France, British Airways, Crossair, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Olympic Airways, Qantas Airways, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines.

Approximate flight times to Geneva: From London is 1 hour 30 minutes; from New York is 7 hours 20 minutes; from Los Angeles is 11 hours 30 minutes; from Toronto is 8 hours 30 minutes; and from Sydney is 23 hours 15 minutes.

Airport facilities: These include duty-free shops, newsagents, banks, bureaux de change, ATMs, a post office, travel agency, pharmacy, laundry, hairdresser, tourist information, hotel booking, airport police office, bars and restaurants. Assistance is available for the disabled (tel: (022) 799 3345 or 717 8027). Car hire providers include: Alamo, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt.

Business facilities: The Skycom Business Centre (tel: (022) 788 1430; fax: (022) 788 1431; e-mail: skycom@bluewin.ch) provides 11 fully equipped meeting and conference rooms and eight fully equipped private offices, as well as restaurants, catering, secretarial and translation services, TV lounge and bar.

Departure tax: SFr16.

Transport to the city: Bus 10 travels to the city centre (cost: SFr2.20). Trains leave every ten minutes from Cointrin Railway Station at the airport (journey time - six minutes; cost: SFr5 single). Taxis to the centre cost about SFr30 (journey time - 15-20 minutes).



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