SWITZERLAND. Zurich Airport retail and dining turnover reached CHF487.2 million (US$584 million) in the first nine months of 2026, a rise of +3.1% year-on-year.
Airside sales from January through September climbed by +7.8% with landside sales down -3.6% compared to the same period in 2025. However, the landside sales performance is due to store closures related to a programme of renovations that continues over the next 18 months.
That project was covered in detail in an on-location feature we published in late 2025; click here for more.
The rise in airside sales outstripped +4.3% passenger traffic growth in the nine-month period, with the figure reaching 25.6 million.
Airside spend per departing passenger climbed +3.4% to reach CHF23.60 (US$28.27) in the nine months.
In September, commercial turnover reached CHF58 million (US$69.5 million), up +2.2% year-on-year, with airside sales climbing +6.1%. Airside spend per departing passenger rose by +3.4% to CHF24 (US$28.75).
Passenger traffic climbed +2.6% year-on-year in September to 3.1 million. ✈
