Study: Relevance of Zurich Airport
A study by Infras shows the high economic importance of Zurich Airport – among other things due to over 27,000 employees.
Zurich Airport was recently named the World Travel Awards for the 19th time in a row best airport in Europe excellent. Now, an independent study by Infras shows further recognition of the importance of Switzerland’s largest airport, like the Media release of the ZRH can be seen.
More than 27,000 employees at the ZRH
If you want to travel to international destinations from German-speaking Switzerland, you cannot avoid the ZRH. But Zurich Airport is not only of great importance for the Swiss, it is also of great economic relevance. This says that the independent study by Infras, which Zurich Airport has every five years, speaks for itself. A lot has happened in Kloten since the last study was carried out in 2016. On the one hand, The Circle opened in 2020 and on the other hand, the Corona pandemic laid the travel world across the board in the same year. In order to compare the values better, the result was adjusted for the Covid effect.
The collection of key figures from 2021 shows that Zurich Airport achieves added value of CHF 7 billion per year. In order to assess this at a cantonal and national level, the gross domestic product was taken as a reference. The annual added value of the ZRH corresponds to 4.4 percent of the GDP of the canton of Zurich or just under 1 percent of the national GDP. Compared to 2016, 7 billion Swiss francs in value added per year is almost 40 percent more. It should be emphasized how relevant The circle for the airport is. Its added value in the first year is 1.6 billion Swiss francs.
However, it is not only the added value of the airport that indicates economic relevance, but also the number of employees on site. Around 27,400 people work directly at Zurich Airport. Here, too, reference to the total number helps for classification. The number of employees at the ZRH represent about 3 percent of all paid in the canton of Zurich and are 0.6 percent of the total Swiss employment, like the Study by Infras can be seen.
Conclusion on the relevance of Zurich Airport
The results of the Infras study show that Zurich Airport is of great economic relevance for Switzerland and for the Swiss population. Even if the airport in 2021 Annual result of 10 million Swiss francs loss Despite being deported, he was able to overcome a few hurdles, employs 3 percent of the employees in the canton of Zurich and is the gateway to the world for many travelers.