March 18, 2025|
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|9 months agoZurich Airport Drops French Announcements in New Policy
Switzerland's largest airport will eliminate French language announcements, maintaining only German and English, citing passenger comfort and minimal French website usage data.
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- Zurich Airport is eliminating French language announcements, retaining only German and English.
- The airport cites a 'new concept aimed at minimising announcements' to follow international trends.
- Swissport, the ground handling company, removed the French language requirement for staff in July 2024.
By The Numbers
1%
French website usage
July 2024
Policy implementation date for Swissport
They Said
"We are following an international trend. Other airports are also reducing announcements to focus on passenger comfort."
"Without the French language requirement, the company has access to a larger pool of candidates."