Zurich Airport registered over 2022 million passengers in 22

In the past year, 22,6 million passengers flew through Zurich Airport.

Compared to the previous year, this corresponds to more than a doubling, in 2021 10,2 million passengers were still counted. The Swiss airport is 28 percent short of reaching the 2019 level.

After a first quarter, which was still shaped by the pandemic, passenger volume at Zurich Airport recovered significantly over the course of the year. The number of passengers in the first half of the year rose from 15.000 in some cases to as many as 90.000 on peak days. The total number of passengers is still below the values ​​of 2019, but exceeds the forecasts made at the beginning of the year.

The number of flight movements was 2022 in 216.584, which corresponds to an increase of 63 percent compared to 2021. Compared to 2019, the number of flight movements is 79 percent. A total of 2022 tons of freight were handled at Zurich Airport in 422.153. Compared to the previous year, this represents an increase of 7 percent, compared to 2019 a decrease of 7 percent.