SWISS airline cancels flights to Tel-Aviv, extends cancellations of service to Beirut

After suspending its flights to the Lebanese capital for security reasons until today, the national airline is extending the cancellations up to and including August 12th.
All flights to Tel Aviv will be temporarily suspended as well, from today until August 8th, the airline said.

In the event your flight to these two destination is cancelled, SWISS will rebook you free of charge on another flight once service is resumed.

You will be informed via your mobile phone. If you do not receive a message from SWISS, please check the current status of your booking online.

More travel news:

Sections of cross-border train route are closed due to maintenance works

A portion of the route of Léman Express, which links Vaud and Geneva communities with with surrounding towns and villages in neighbouring France, will be closed between today and August 11th.

Specifically, the train will not run between Geneva main station and Lancy-Pont-Rouge from 10 pm to 4 am tonight, as well as on the night of August 4th to 5th.

🚧 INFO TRAVAUX : Genève <> Lancy-Pont-Rouge
❌ Circulations interrompues dans les deux sens les nuits du 2-3.08, et du 4-5.08, de 22h30 à 04h00.
🚌 Bus de substitution mis en place
⚠️ Mise à jour de tous les horaires durant cette période
+ d'infos : https://t.co/FaG23tPj38 pic.twitter.com/XLoOJCWH6H

— Léman Express (@Leman__Express) July 19, 2024

Another route, between Annemasse (France) and Chêne-Bourg (Geneva) will also be closed from August 4th 11 pm to August 11th at noon.

🚧 INFO TRAVAUX : Chêne Bourg <> Annemasse
❌ Circulations interrompues dans les deux sens, du 4/08 à 23h10 au 11/08 à 12h00.
🚋 Tram 17 de l’offre régulière tpg. 🚌 Bus de substitution mis en place de 23h10 à 05h00.
+ d'infos : https://t.co/k8IZMcRItZ pic.twitter.com/xy5lF8M3uG

— Léman Express (@Leman__Express) July 2, 2024

In both cases, replacement buses will be provided.

And more train disruptions:

Various other train routes are disrupted as well

Currently and until mid-August, train travel to, from, and within Switzerland will be chaotic and not very reliable.

Maintenance and repair works on tracks and other railway infrastructure, both in Switzerland and abroad, means that a number of trains will be delayed or cancelled altogether, with alternative routes and / or replacement buses put into service.

Lines between Zurich and Stuttgart, as well as between Domodossola and Milan, will be among those affected. Basel-bound traffic from the German city of Karlsruhe will also face disruptions.

Within Switzerland, one connection out of the six that usually run each hour and each direction (IR90 ‘non-stop’ trains) have been dropped between Geneva Airport and Lausanne to allow maintenance of the track between Renens and Denges.

READ ALSO: How your train travel in Switzerland will be disrupted in August 

Switzerland wins three Olympic medals so far

Halfway through the Olympic Games in Paris, Swiss athletes have won their first one gold, in addition to one silver and two bronze medals:

• Chiara Leone, gold in 50m Rifle Three Positions
• Julie Derron, silver in Triathlon
• Audrey Gogniat, bronze in Shooting
• Roman Mityukov, bronze in  Swimming

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