Zurich Airport handled 2.95 million passengers in April 2026, marking a 6.1% increase compared with the same month last year and continuing the airport’s steady growth trend.
At Zurich Airport, local passenger traffic reached 2.15 million travellers, while transfer passengers accounted for 26.9% of total traffic, equivalent to 793,006 passengers.
Aircraft movements rose 5.0% year-on-year to 23,488 take-offs and landings. The average number of passengers per flight also increased slightly to 139.3, while the seat load factor improved by 1.7 percentage points to 82.3%, indicating stronger aircraft utilisation.
Cargo performance was weaker than passenger traffic, with freight volumes declining 2.1% year-on-year to 36,694 tonnes transported during the month.