The number of flights at Geneva in 2024, however, was down on the pre-pandemic period.
In 2024, Geneva Airport welcomed 17.8 million passengers, up 8% on 2023, a press release showed on Thursday. The total number of landings and takeoffs reached 179,106 movements, up 3.6% on the previous year.
Last year, the increase in passenger numbers was significantly higher than that in movements, due to the use of larger aircraft and a higher load factor. Geneva Airport has also adopted a financial policy encouraging airlines to increase the occupancy rate per aircraft.
Compared with 2019, passenger numbers are 0.7% lower and aircraft movements down 3.7%. In the year prior to Covid, Switzerland’s second busiest airport recorded 17.9 million passengers and 186,043 movements. For 2025, the airport confirms its forecasts, where the overall level of passenger traffic should exceed that of 2019.
The number of destinations served by Geneva Airport, which stood at 148 in 2023, will remain stable at 146 in 2024.
The year 2024 also marks a strong recovery in air freight. Geneva Airport handled 90,705 tonnes of cargo last year, compared with 63,951 tonnes in 2023, an increase of 41.8%. The growth in e-commerce contributed in particular to this result.
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