Geneva International Airport has embarked on an ambitious civil engineering plan to upgrade its facilities. During 2001 the airport will see new departure lounges with aerobridges. Last year three new departure lounges were commissioned accessing five aircraft positions all with aerobridges.

One of the distinguishing features of Geneva Airport is that both buildings and runway actually straddle the border between two countries. Part of the airport lies in Switzerland and part in France. It is therefore necessary to have your passport ready if you wish to explore the whole building. Thankfully passports are neither required for taxiways nor runways.

The airport covers 340 hectares (840 acres) and lies 5 kilometres (3 miles) from central Geneva. There are direct connections by train and trolleybus and taxis are plentiful.

Direct scheduled flights from Geneva on 41 airlines extend to 80 destinations and over 7 million people used Geneva Airport in 2000.