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Geneva Airport has around 147 routes operated by 57 airlines. <\/p>\n
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Geneva Airport, the operator of the international airfield at Cointrin, generates CHF3.3 billion ($4.08 billion) in added value and provides nearly 22,000 jobs, a new study shows. The airport’s chief executive intends to continue strengthening air connectivity, which is particularly important for businesses.\n<\/p>\n
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Of the CHF3.3 billion, nearly CHF2 billion went to the canton of Geneva, more than CHF550 million were generated in the neighbouring French region, and around CHF770 million in the rest of Switzerland, according to a study conducted by the Zurich-based consultancy firm Infras and published on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe direct, indirect and induced effects of the hub play a major role in the regional economy,\u201d said Geneva Airport CEO Jean-Fran\u00e7ois de Saussure on the airport terrace. The airport services around 147 routes operated by 57 airlines.<\/p>\n
Altogether the direct impact of the 270 companies operating out of the airport amounts to around CHF1.66 billion and 11,500 full-time-equivalent (FTE) jobs. This activity accounts for 2.6% of the canton of Geneva\u2019s gross domestic product (GDP), with the canton having a total of 353,000 jobs (FTE).<\/p>\n
+ Flying in Switzerland set to become even more expensive<\/a><\/p>\n The economic benefits extend in particular to suppliers, shops, hotels, restaurants and service providers operating in the Swiss-French cross-border region. The indirect effects are linked to purchases made by companies at the airport and the effects generated by employees\u2019 spending.<\/p>\n The contribution of general and business aviation and air freight activities, taking all effects into account, amounts to CHF330 million and CHF350 million, respectively. In terms of freight, some 96,000 tonnes passed through Geneva Airport.<\/p>\n Direct routes to Singapore and S\u00e3o Paulo under consideration<\/p>\n Air connectivity is presented as a key factor for the regional economy, businesses and International Geneva. It facilitates businesses\u2019 access to international markets, the arrival of talent and visitors, and enhances Geneva\u2019s standing as a diplomatic, scientific and financial centre.<\/p>\n \n More<\/p>\n More <\/p>\n International Geneva\n <\/p>\n Swiss budget cuts increase pressure on International Geneva <\/p>\n This content was published on <\/p>\n Feb 18, 2025 <\/p>\n Switzerland is to cut funding to several international organisations active in Geneva. This decision comes as the US has suspended its foreign aid. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Read more: Swiss budget cuts increase pressure on International Geneva \u201cDuring the G7 summit<\/a> [in nearby Evian, France, last June], all the leaders passed through Geneva, even though the city was not necessarily their final destination,\u201d said de Saussure. Furthermore, \u201cinternational organisations represent a significant source of activity, with around 4,600 official delegations and 6,000 conferences per year. When their budgets are cut, we see a drop in passenger numbers\u201d.<\/p>\n In 2025, the airport handled 17.8 million passengers, \u201cin an airport designed for 5 million\u201d, said the CEO. \u201cWe need to establish new long-haul routes to improve our positioning.\u201d Two direct routes to Singapore and S\u00e3o Paulo are currently under consideration. Furthermore, services to China have increased from five to seven flights a week. <\/p>\n \u201cWe now have more passengers travelling to China than to the United States,\u201d de Saussure said.<\/p>\n +\u00a0How we produce news in English<\/a> Articles in this story <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Geneva Airport has around 147 routes operated by 57 airlines. Keystone-SDA Geneva Airport, the operator of the international…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":125179,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[7],"tags":[101,5837,629,114,65,100,103,1434,9235,630],"class_list":["post-125178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-geneva","tag-article","tag-beat-tourism-trends","tag-beat-workplace","tag-business","tag-geneva","tag-latest-news","tag-production-type-deepl-autotranslation","tag-sci-tech","tag-swissmade","tag-work"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ch\/117207151766480574","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Palais](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/000_36LN78N.jpg\")
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