Some 52 million passengers took off, landed or transited via Swiss airports last year. But while the number of passengers continues to soar, there are fewer planes in operation than in 2000.

There are now fewer planes in circulation, but they have much bigger capacities, like this Airbus A380 taking off from Zurich Airport
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In 2016, Switzerland’s national airports in Zurich, Geneva and Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg as well as other regional airports reported a total of 51.8 million passengers (both local and in transit). Since 2000, the number of passengers has increased by 50%, according to the Federal Statistical Office.

Passengers taking scheduled or charter flights, 1995 –

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