Swiss airports see record number of travellers
Swiss airports handled 60 million passengers on scheduled and charter flights in 2025. Passenger numbers have never been so high, surpassing even numbers before the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) said on Thursday.
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Compared with 2024, the increase amounts to an additional 2.2 million passengers (+4%), the FSO said in a statement.
Last year, the busiest Swiss airport was Zurich, with 32.5 million passengers, ahead of Geneva with 17.7 and Basel-Mulhouse with 9.6 million. Around 80% of passengers travelling from a Swiss airport were destined for a European country.
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The number of take-offs and landings also increased in 2025 (+3%). The value achieved in 2025, however, remains 4% lower than in 2019.
Air freight declined slightly last year: the number of tonnes transported fell by 0.4% compared with 2024 (-8% since 2019).
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