Airline Baboo starts weekly flights to Geneva

Swiss airline Baboo is to start the first international service from Oxford airport when it starts weekly flights to Geneva in December.The first Saturday flight departs Geneva at 12.20pm and lands in Oxford at 1.20pm. The return flights leaves Oxford at 2.05pm and touches down in the Swiss capital at 5pm.The service is to be operated with the Bombardier Q400 aircraft pictured.

Fares start from £78 one way, including taxes and charges. It is the first international service to be operated from London Oxford.Steve Jones, the airport’s managing director, said We are delighted to introduce Geneva as our first international scheduled service and see this as a major turning point in the future of the airport. We are a niche facility bringing bespoke destinations within a stone’s throw of the Oxford and Thames Valley market.

Baboo is a highly regarded Swiss regional carrier, their Q400 fleet is perfectly suited to niche markets like ours and we look forward to a long and fruitful relationship with the airline.The carrier's chief executive, Jacques Bankir, said Baboo is a Geneva based niche carrier with an excellent reputation for service to exclusive destinations such as St Tropez, Biarritz or Venice. From the end of October, it also launches a twice daily prime time schedule between London City and Geneva.