SWISS Airbus A320 narrowly avoids crossing vehicle while taking off to Brussels, Belgium
On 14 February, a SWISS Airbus A320 (registered HB-IJQ) operated flight LX786 between Zurich, Switzerland, and Brussels, Belgium, but was involved in a serious...
Zurich Airport welcomes positive decision of the Transport Commission on runway extensions
Flughafen Zürich AG is pleased that the Commission for Energy, Transport and Environment (KEVU) submits for approval to the Cantonal Council of Zurich the...
Zürich summer timetable 2023 reinstates direct flights to Shanghai and Seoul
The change to the summer timetable sees the return of flights to Shanghai and Seoul from Zurich Airport. It also includes new destinations in...
Zurich Airport key traffic figures January 2023: +93% vs 2022, -19% vs 2019
In January 2023, 1’729’201 passengers passed through Zurich Airport, corresponding to an increase of 93% compared to last year. Passenger levels are 81% of...
SWISS to resume passenger services to Shanghai
In view of the now-eased entry provisions for Mainland China, SWISS is to resume its passenger services between Zurich and Shanghai from 3 March....
22.6 million passengers at Zurich Airport in 2022, 72% of the 2019 figure
In 2022, 22.6 million passengers passed through Zurich Airport. Compared to last year, this corresponds to more than a doubling; in 2021, 10.2 million...
Zurich Airport key traffic figures October 2022: +50% vs 2021, -16% vs 2019
In October 2022, 2’417’367 passengers passed through Zurich Airport, corresponding to an increase of 50% compared to last year. Passenger levels are 84% of...
Ethiopian Airlines to expand its service to Switzerland with new flight to Zürich
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading carrier, is pleased to announce that it will add Zürich to its expanding global network, with thrice-weekly flights. The first...
SWISS crew asked for police assistance at Stockholm Arlanda because an “unruly” passenger was filming them
When SWISS flight LX1248 (Airbus A220-300 registered HB-JCO) from Zurich arrived at Stockholm Arlanda today at 12:29, the crew of the aircraft wanted help...
Zurich Airport key traffic figures June 2022: 75% of June 2019 level
In June 2022, 2’161’554 passengers passed through Zurich Airport, corresponding to an increase of 248% compared to last year. Passenger levels are 75% of...
Zurich Airport key traffic figures May 2022 at 71% of those of May 2019
In May 2022, 1,940,373 passengers passed through Zurich Airport, which represents a quadrupling of passenger numbers compared to the same period last year. Passenger...
Munich-Zurich Airport to be the first international ‘SWISS Air Rail’ route
The ‘Airtrain’ is going international: SWISS is expanding its collaboration with SBB CFF Swiss Federal Railways on its intermodal transport service, which will in...
Aer Lingus passengers were told by mistake their flight was going to make an emergency landing in sea
Passengers of Aer Lingus flight EI343 from Zurich to Dublin on Saturday 16 April (operated by Airbus A320 registered EI-DEP) were told the aircraft...
Vilnius Airport welcomes its newest carrier as SWISS launches flights to Zurich
On Wednesday, March 30th, 2022, Switzerland’s largest air carrier SWISS have launched direct regular flights between Vilnius and Zurich. Flights will be performed twice...
SWISS and VINCI Airports inaugurate the Nantes-Zurich route
This Monday, March 28, the Swiss airline SWISS, a member of the Lufthansa Group, landed for the first time at Nantes Atlantique airport, managed...
Zurich Airport’s runway 10/28 to be renovated
27 March 2022 sees the start of repaving work down the centerline of runway 10/28 at Zurich Airport. This refurbishment of the airport's main...
Self bag drop machines now available at Zurich Airport
At Zurich Airport, passengers can now check in their baggage themselves at the Self bag drop machines. The service at Check-in 2 and –...
Zurich airport key traffic figures February 2022: 48% of 2019 level
In February 2022, 981,835 passengers passed through Zurich Airport. This represents a quadrupling of passenger numbers compared with the same period last year. Passenger...
Edelweiss flies to North America again
The first flight to Tampa Bay (Florida) was celebrated at Zurich Airport on 2 March. Further USA destinations: Las Vegas from 28 March and...
Zurich Airport key traffic figures January 2022: +212% vs 2021, -58% vs 2019
In January 2022, 898’084 passengers passed through Zurich Airport, corresponding to an increase of 212.1% compared to last year. Passenger levels are 42.1% of...