Bring on the fans: this month, millions of football fans will find their way to Swiss and Austrian cities for the Euro 2008 football tournament. Three airports in Switzerland will serve as entry points: Zurich, Geneva and Basel. Are they prepared for the influx?

Swiss News › Nbr. 2008, April 2008

Author: Heddema, Renske

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Bring on the fans: this month, millions of football fans will find their way to Swiss and Austrian cities for the Euro 2008 football tournament. Three airports in Switzerland will serve as entry points: Zurich, Geneva and Basel. Are they prepared for the influx?

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'30 seconds to Heidi' a yellow sign tells passengers arriving at Zurich Airport. Football fans crowding the Skymetro to the arrival terminal hear the sound of an alphorn on the train's public address system, accompanied by cowbells and yodellers. Suddenly the Swiss icon par excellence, appears on the wall of the tunnel to the left of the train--a young g...

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