In February 2022, exactly 981.835 passengers flew through Zurich Airport. This corresponds to a quadrupling of passenger numbers compared to the same period last year. Compared to February 2019, the number of passengers in the reporting month is 48 percent.
The number of local passengers in February 2022 was 726.947. The proportion of transfer passengers was 26 percent – expressed in numbers, that is 250.900 passengers. The number of flight movements rose by 145 percent to 11.566 take-offs or landings compared to the same month last year. The monthly comparison shows that flight movements are 59 percent of the 2019 level. At 111, the average number of passengers per flight was 37 percent above the previous year's figure. Seat occupancy increased by 22 percentage points to 67 percent in the month under review.
A total of 35.324 tonnes of freight were handled at Zurich Airport in February. This corresponds to an increase of 24 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to February 2019, however, 3 percent less freight was handled.