Direct passenger flight resumes between China, Switzerland

STORY: Direct passenger flight resumes between China, Switzerland DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an Air China passenger plane from Beijing landing at Geneva International Airport 2. various of the plane 3. various of tourists 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLAUDE MEMBREZ, Board member of Geneva Tourism 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEAN-VITAL DOMEZON, President of Geneva Hotels Association STORYLINE: Direct passenger flight between China and Switzerland has been resumed with the launch of Beijing-Geneva flights. An Air China passenger plane from Beijing landed at Geneva International Airport Thursday. It's the first direct flight between the two countries since April 2022. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLAUDE MEMBREZ, Board member of Geneva Tourism "We are very happy to have China back in Geneva. Chinese tourists are very important for Switzerland." SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEAN-VITAL DOMEZON, President of Geneva Hotels Association "