Exactly 621.117 passengers flew over Zurich Airport last month. This corresponds to an increase of 208 percent compared to the same period last year. On closer inspection, the supposed giant jump turns out to be a "little jump" - at least compared to 2019. Measured against June 2019, the number of passengers in the reporting month is 78,5 percent lower. 

The number of local passengers in June was 462.606. The share of transfer passengers was 24,9 percent, which corresponds to 153.664 passengers. The number of flight movements rose by 102 percent compared to the same month last year to 10.243 take-offs or landings. The average number of passengers per flight was 95.2 passengers, 1,1 percent above the previous year's figure. Seat occupancy fell by 2 percentage points to 55,3 percent in the month under review. 

A total of 31.009 tons of freight were handled at Zurich Airport in June. This corresponds to an increase of 55,7 percent compared to the same month last year. Compared to June 2019, 15,5 percent less freight was handled.

More passengers expected during the summer vacation

With the beginning of the summer holidays, the passenger volume at Zurich Airport increased significantly. On the first two weekends of July, more than 44.000 passengers passed through Zurich Airport every day. Around 55.000 passengers per day are expected for the next holiday weekends. On peak days, this corresponds to around 45 percent of the passenger volume in 2019.