Pilots rate Zurich airport safer than Geneva and Basel

Zurich airport took third place for safety in a comparison of 31 German and Swiss airports. Zurich was only surpassed by Leipzig and Munich. Geneva and Basel came in at 26th and 30th place respectively. Frankfurt, the largest airport that was assessed, ranked 14th overall while the relatively new capital city airport Berlin-Brandenburg came 15th. Lübeck in northern Germany took last place in the rankings. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox. Vereinigung Cockpit (VC), the German pilots' association, has been analysing and rating German airports according to international safety standards every year since 1978. This year, pilots from Aeropers, the professional pilot's association of Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Edelweiss, were part of the project group for the first time, according to a press release issued by Aeropers on Wednesday. There are daily incidents at airports around the world, ranging from minor incidents to serious accidents. Runway ...