OREANDA-NEWS. Traffic Figures: 2,272,003 passengers were handled at Zurich Airport during September 2013, a loss of 0.7% versus September 2012. The year to date passenger growth stands at +0.3%.

O&D or local passengers (originating or departing from Zurich) increased by 1.9% to 1,553,252 compared to previous September (YTD +2.1%). Transfer passengers decreased by 6.0% to 710,624 in September (YTD -3.1%). The transfer rate which was at 33.1% last September is currently at 31.3% (YTD 33.0%).

Air traffic movements (ATM's) decreased by -1.9% to 23,136 in September versus previous year (YTD -2.8%). The decrease divides into a decrease of 1.0% for airlines (YTD - 1.9%) and a decrease of 6.9% for general aviation (YTD -8.5%).

The average passenger per movement figure (airline passengers only) currently is at 113.3 (113.0 previous year) or 109.5 YTD (107.2 previous year). The average seat load factor saw a decrease of 0.7 percentage points to 77.7% (YTD 75.6%).