Winter Storm Disrupts Zurich & Geneva Airports, Triggering 244 Flight Delays on New-Year’s Eve
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Swiss Cities Shrink New-Year Fireworks, Forcing Mobility Rethink for 150 000 Visitors
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Winter storm snarls Zurich and Geneva flights as Europe logs over 4,000 delays
Gale-force winds and freezing rain triggered 4,145 flight delays across Europe on 30 December. Zurich and Geneva logged a combined 244 delays—well above seasonal norms—and each recorded a cancellation, forcing SWISS and easyJet to re-book passengers. The disruption highlights winter vulnerability at Swiss hubs and may prompt corporate travel managers to activate contingency routing for New-Year business trips.
Technical faults sideline SBB’s flagship Giruno—Siemens sets pulled in on Basel–Hamburg corridor
On 31 December, SBB pulled its Stadler Giruno trainsets from the Basel–Hamburg route after software and door-control glitches, replacing them with older Siemens Velaro stock. The swap reduces capacity and slightly lengthens journey times during a peak travel week, affecting business passengers and travellers with reduced-mobility needs. Stadler aims to complete repairs by mid-January.
Swiss cities scale back New Year’s Eve fireworks, altering crowd and traffic flows
A Keystone-SDA review published on 31 December confirms that many Swiss cities—including Basel, Bern and Lausanne—are cancelling official New-Year fireworks, while Zurich and Geneva will proceed with scaled-down shows under strict traffic and safety controls. The shift alters expected crowd flows, triggers temporary road closures, and may influence hotel occupancy patterns.