Traffic figures
2'500'749 passengers were handled at Zurich Airport in May (+3.8% vs. previous year). Local passengers decreased by 1.2% and transfer passengers increased by 19.7%. The transfer rate which was at 24.1% last May is at 27.8% in the month under review.

Air traffic movements
In May, air traffic movements increased by 1.4% to 24,012 versus previous year.

Traffic ratios
The average seat load factor saw a decrease of 0.1 percentage points to 74.9% and the average passenger per movement figure increased to 120.0 (116.9 previous year).

Commercial Activities
Total turnover in May was CHF 49.2m (+3.8% vs. previous year). The increase divides into +9.4% for airside and -3.2% for landside.
The spend per departing passenger is currently at CHF 39.8 (-2.6% vs. previous year).

Please note
There is a base effect as Whitsun holiday (public holiday) is later this year (June 2017 vs. May 2016).

For a detailed overview we refer to the attached document.

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