Zurich Airport News Flash No. 20 / Zurich Airport Key Figures - September 2015 Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2015 - 17:32

Traffic Figures
2,460,946 passengers were handled at Zurich Airport in September 2015, a gain of 3.1% versus September 2014. O&D or local passengers (originating or departing from Zurich) increased by 5.1% to 1,767,538 compared to previous September. Transfer passengers decreased by 1.7% to 687,556. The transfer rate which was at 29.4% last September is currently at 28.0%.

Air traffic movements (ATM’s) decreased by 0.3% to 24,018 in September versus previous year.

The average passenger per movement figure (airline passengers only) currently is at 117.9 (113.9 previous year). The average seat load factor saw an increase of 0.8 percentage points to 79.5%.

Commercial Activities
Total turnover (net sales to consumers) during September was CHF 46.5m (+0.7% versus previous year). Turnover per departing passenger in September was CHF 37.8, which is 2.3% lower than last year. Year to date September, total turnover saw a decrease of 0.5% to CHF 400.5m and turnover per departing passenger decreased by 3.7% to CHF 40.00.