Geneva airport is hoping to increase the number of passengers which go through its doors this year as the airport targets more revenue.
Currently eleven million passengers fly through Geneva airport, which has connections worldwide and with all the large and important European cities. You can also get charter deals with companies to places in the Middle East such as Sharm El Sheikh.
The airport is hoping to lure these extra passengers in to use its much improved facilities after increasing the size of the terminal and creating more places to eat and drink. Geneva airport has pronounced itself to be pleased with the terminal renovation and the new and improved retail and dining areas.
Pierre Germain, the Commercial Director of Geneva airport, said: “With all the new shops, the new food and beverage areas and a totally new environment, we are confident that we can raise revenues by as much as fifteen per cent this year. He added: "Geneva airport has seen a massive improvement since November, and we have the feeling that it is in large part due to the modernisation of the airport terminal.
"The economic recovery will also probably play its part in this revival, though Geneva was not hit as hard as many other places in Europe. Even during the worst of the recession we have seen a large proportion of high end customers." Mr Germain went on to talk about catering for the customers at Geneva airport who use low cost flights such as Easyjet as well as their core of high end flyers. As a universal hotspot, the airport has a duty to provide the best services for all of these passengers.
The revamping of Geneva airport will mean a slight change for passengers. Now they will come through a central security complex into what is called the airside zone. That offers a wider choice of duty-free shopping with many luxury and affordable brands spread out over six hundred and fifty square metres of retail space. As Geneva airport attracts executives who are there on business they have top name brands like Hermes available to purchase. There is also a good business in prestige
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