Flying back from warm climates, other time zones to Geneva: keep up your guard at the airport

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Passengers at Geneva’s Cointrin airport are more than normally the target of thieves and purse snatchers during the holidays, and airport security services are cautioning people to be extra-vigilant over the holiday season. A well-known graphic designer was robbed of his bag containing ID, credit cards and money as he was loading his things into a car after a trip, reports 2o Minutes 22 December.

The first holiday weekend, 19-20 December, saw 100,000 people pass through the airport, nearly double the usual number. Signs at the airport remind passengers to be wary: thieves find that tired and disoriented arriving passengers and stressed departing ones are easy prey.

Geneva police caution car drivers to beware of a trick where drivers are induced to get out of their cars to see if a tire is flat or there is a cat underneath the car. The driver’s bag or purse is snatched while the car door is left open.

Vaud police warn shoppers to use credit cards rather than carrying around large amounts of cash to buy their Christmas presents.

Links to other sites: Geneva police site, Vaud police site, 20 Minutes (Fre)

In case of emergency: dial 117. If you are robbed, go to the nearest police station.

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