Flughafen Zürich (FHZN) Trading Update summary

Passenger traffic and movements

• Zurich Airport saw 2.35 million passengers in March 2025, up 0.6% year-on-year, and 6.46 million YTD, up 2.5%.

• Local passengers increased 3.2% in March, while transfer passengers declined 4.4%.

• Total flight movements rose 4.4% in March and 4.0% YTD, with passenger aircraft movements up 6.8%.

• Seat load factor dropped 4.5 percentage points in March to 75.1%.

• Passengers per movement and seats per movement both declined slightly.

Regional and international breakdown

• European airline passengers made up 73.3% of the total, with a slight decrease in share.

• Intercontinental passenger share increased to 26.7%, with North America and Middle East segments growing.

• Latin America and Africa shares remained stable or slightly declined.

Commercial and cargo activities

• Total commercial turnover at Zurich Airport fell 5.4% in March and 1.8% YTD.

• Airside turnover was more resilient, up 2.7% YTD, while landside turnover dropped 7.1% YTD.

• Airside spend per departing passenger was CHF 22.4 in March, down 2.4%.

• Air freight volumes increased 4.1% in March and 1.1% YTD.

• Mail volumes rose 30% in March and 22.9% YTD.