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01 Jul 2024 – 16:34
(Keystone-ATS) 23,338 aircraft took off or landed at Zurich-Kloten Airport in June. The gap between the recorded number and the pre-pandemic number is increasingly narrowing.
The figure for June is almost unchanged compared to that which characterized the month of May but, compared to the same month last year, increased by 6.1%. The upward trend is also noticeable at a six-monthly level, given that compared to 2023, the registered flights were 7.2% more. The data emerge from an analysis carried out by the financial agency AWP.
The pre-pandemic level was almost reached in May (-2% of landings and take-offs) and a similar situation was recorded in June (-3%). The trend is that of a gap compared to the periods before the Covid-19 pandemic that is gradually decreasing, if we consider that, for example, in January the number of flights was still 15% lower than in 2019. Over the first six months of the current year, the gap stands at 7.4%.
As regards the statistics relating to last month, it can be said that the IT failure which occurred on 28 June at the Skyguide control center did not have a significant impact, given that overall the number of takeoffs and landings did not differ greatly from that of the other days of June.
Still remaining in the sixth month of 2024, the day with the lowest number of flight movements was Saturday 1 June, when only 709 aircraft took off or landed. The highest traffic volume occurred on Wednesday 12th, with 831 take-offs and departures from Zurich-Kloten airport.
The peace summit on Ukraine, which took place on the weekend of 15 and 16 June on Bürgenstock (NW), had a certain impact on the aforementioned port of call. In total, more than 200 flights were added from Friday to Sunday, many of which were subject to high security requirements, the airport said.
