Boarding GVA-ZRH (Airbus A319, just as OPO-GVA) with the beautiful Swiss mountains as a backdrop.



Flight load again was very light. This time I had a whole row for myself.



Private jets at GVA


Flying above Lac du Geneve.


There was only water and a chocolate served on this short hop.

Zurich airport (at least the central part) looks like a shopping mall.

Shoeshine at the airport.

Some artworks


On this flight they served a sandwich and a drink.

The beer is not very special.

Arriving in BRU at pier A.

When departing in BRU, this cafe is nice.

Sneaky shot of security.

Arriving in Pier A, it i a long way to the baggage belts. Luckily the airport is building a new, faster connection.

Baggage belts in BRU. Baggage was delivered quickly as the flight was very light.


Concluding remarks: Ryanair is good for oneway flight where you only need to get from A to B. If you want to enjoy flying, I prefer Swiss for that. Swiss FA's were very friendly all the time. Ryanair's as well but they had to deal with a full cabin so obviously they could not give much attention. Both GVA and ZRH have dingy infrastructure I think. GVA seems like a collection of building built on the fly whenever they needed it. There seems to be no masterplan. ZRH is better but both GVA and ZRH's runways need to be upgraded. YOu can feel the bumps when taking off or landing. Anyway: I am another 1500 miles closer to *Gold :-) .