The first resumed direct flight between Beijing, capital of China, and Geneva of Switzerland lands at the Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 2023. With the touchdown of the CA862 flight at Geneva International Airport, China resumed the direct flights between Beijing and Geneva in Switzerland on Thursday after the optimization of the epidemic control measures. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
GENEVA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- With the touchdown of the CA862 flight at Geneva International Airport, China resumed the direct flights between Beijing and Geneva in Switzerland on Thursday after the optimization of the epidemic control measures.
"We are very happy to have Chinese people back in Geneva. Chinese tourists are very important to Switzerland," said Claude Membrez, board member of the Geneva Tourism and Conventions Association.
Jean-Vital Domezon, president of Geneva Hotels Association, said they could not wait to welcome Chinese tourists back.
"We can't wait to see the plane full and we are ready to greet them. This is really important for hotel business," Domezon said.
Before the resumption of Air China's Beijing-Geneva flight, there was no direct flight between China and Switzerland for nearly a year due to the epidemic.
The flight is scheduled to operate one-round trip per week and is expected to increase the frequency in the near future, said Ge Chen, Air China's general manager for the market of Switzerland. ■
The first resumed direct flight between Beijing, capital of China, and Geneva of Switzerland lands at the Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 2023. With the touchdown of the CA862 flight at Geneva International Airport, China resumed the direct flights between Beijing and Geneva in Switzerland on Thursday after the optimization of the epidemic control measures. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
Chinese tourists view a banner reading "Welcome to Geneva in Switzerland" with the first resumed Beijing-Geneva direct flight in the background at the Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 2023. With the touchdown of the CA862 flight at Geneva International Airport, China resumed the direct flights between Beijing and Geneva in Switzerland on Thursday after the optimization of the epidemic control measures. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
A Chinese tourist walks past a banner reading "Welcome to Geneva in Switzerland" with the first resumed Beijing-Geneva direct flight in the background at the Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 2023. With the touchdown of the CA862 flight at Geneva International Airport, China resumed the direct flights between Beijing and Geneva in Switzerland on Thursday after the optimization of the epidemic control measures. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
Chinese tourists arrive at the Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 2023. With the touchdown of the CA862 flight at Geneva International Airport, China resumed the direct flights between Beijing and Geneva in Switzerland on Thursday after the optimization of the epidemic control measures. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
A Chinese tourist receives a gift presented by a staff member of Swiss tourism section at the Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 2023. With the touchdown of the CA862 flight at Geneva International Airport, China resumed the direct flights between Beijing and Geneva in Switzerland on Thursday after the optimization of the epidemic control measures. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
The first resumed direct flight between Beijing, capital of China, and Geneva of Switzerland lands at the Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 2023. With the touchdown of the CA862 flight at Geneva International Airport, China resumed the direct flights between Beijing and Geneva in Switzerland on Thursday after the optimization of the epidemic control measures. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
The first resumed direct flight between Beijing, capital of China, and Geneva of Switzerland lands at the Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 2023. With the touchdown of the CA862 flight at Geneva International Airport, China resumed the direct flights between Beijing and Geneva in Switzerland on Thursday after the optimization of the epidemic control measures. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
The first resumed direct flight between Beijing, capital of China, and Geneva of Switzerland lands at the Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 2023. With the touchdown of the CA862 flight at Geneva International Airport, China resumed the direct flights between Beijing and Geneva in Switzerland on Thursday after the optimization of the epidemic control measures. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
The first resumed direct flight between Beijing, capital of China, and Geneva of Switzerland lands at the Geneva International Airport in Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 9, 2023. With the touchdown of the CA862 flight at Geneva International Airport, China resumed the direct flights between Beijing and Geneva in Switzerland on Thursday after the optimization of the epidemic control measures. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)
