Author Archives: Switzerland

On Wednesday 30th March 2011, a Helvetic Airways Fokker 100 landed at Cardiff Airport (Wales) for the first time. During the maiden flight, the passengers were also able to enjoy the new Helvetic Airways viva! Business Class.
The aeroplane with the registration HB-JVI was received by pupils from Creigiau Primary School (who are partnered with a [...]

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The new air link by Helvetic Airways between Switzeland and Wales, due to start at the end of March 2011, was officially launched by the Deputy First Minister of the National Assembly of Wales, Ieuan Wyn Jones AM and the Ambassador of Switzerland H.E. Anton Thalmann, at the Senedd on Tuesday evening 8 [...]

Switzerland’s parliament has voted a new minister into the government, giving the cabinet a majority of women for the first time. Read here and see here how the cabinet has evolved from 1997 (one female cabinet member) to 2011 (five female cabinet members)

Just a few weeks after taking up his new post as Ambassador of Switzerland to the UK, HE Anton Thalmann and his wife have visited Wales. The new Ambassador visted Cardiff Castle and the Senedd building and paid a courtesy visit to the First Minister of the Welsh Assembly, the Rt Hon Carwyn Jones AM.

For the fourth time, students from the Fachhochschule North West (FHNW) in Basel came to Cardiff in November on a week’s course tought by Tim Lewis.
Tim Lewis, a Welshman from Cardiff, used to teach a Sociology of Sports course at the University of Applied Science at the FHNW. The course looked at [...]

Cardiff Airport has today announced that Swiss airline Helvetic Airways will be launching a new route from Cardiff to Zurich. Read here

Helvetic Airways, a Swiss Airline based in Zurich is starting flights between Cardiff  and Zurich International Airport
Helvetic Airways will provide flights to and from Cardiff four times a week throughout the year. Book [...]