The number of people bypassing airport boarding pass checks and getting airside without a ticket is increasing, according to an investigation by Swiss public broadcaster SRF. Zurich airport appears to be particularly affected. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In June 2024, a woman at Zurich airport managed to board a plane without a ticket. She bypassed the boarding pass check by "quickly walking past the counter when the employee in question briefly turned away from the boarding pass check." At the gate, the woman bypassed the check again and boarded a plane to Amsterdam. Given the high security measures at the airport, this sounds outrageous, but this is recorded in a penalty notice obtained by SRF Investigativ. The Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) sentenced the woman to a final fine of CHF500 for "unauthorised entry into the security area." During police questioning, she stated that she had wanted to fly. But it never came to that. Bettina Kunz ...
