SWITZERLAND. Zurich Airport retail and dining turnover reached CHF511.2 million (US$550.2 million) in 2022. This was an increase of +73.4% year-on-year, and represented an encouraging 85% of the 2019 figure of CHF601.4 million.
Airside spend per departing passenger across the year reached CHF24 (US$25.83), down by -4.9% on last year.
Trading has continued to improve over recent months: in December, commercial turnover hit 93.2% of December 2021 levels at CHF49.5 million (US$53.2 million). Average airside spend in the month came to CHF26.70 (US$28.73), down -5.2% year-on-year.
Sales were buoyed by a +79.8% year-on-year rise in passenger traffic to 1.9 million in the month (81.6% of the 2019 level). For the full year, the traffic figure was 22.5 million, more than double the 2021 number. ✈
