Fraport Traffic Figures - March 2010: Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures Rising Since the Beginning of the Year

FRANKFURT, April 14, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

- FRA's Monthly Cargo Tonnage Exceeds 200,000 Metric Tons for the First Time - Fraport Group Achieves Double-Digit Increase in Passenger Traffic

FRA/rap-th> Frankfurt Airport (FRA), owned and managed by Fraport AG, closed the first quarter of 2010 with a 3.9 percent increase in passenger figures. From January through March 2010, the FRA intercontinental air transportation hub served well over 11.3 million passengers. In March 2010, FRA registered a total of 4.4 million passengers - an 8.3 percent increase year-on-year.

In the airfreight segment FRA recorded 33.5 percent growth for the first three months of the year. In March 2010, cargo throughput rose by 37.4 percent year-on-year and exceeded the 200,000 metric ton mark for the first time in FRA's history. The new monthly record of 203,308 metric tons represents an increase of about 11,400 metric tons compared to the previous peak month of November 2007. On Sunday, March 14, 2010, FRA achieved a new daily record, when some 8,511 metric tons of airfreight were handled. This figure exceeds by 34 metric tons the previous daily handling record achieved on September 17, 2006.

In the first quarter of 2010, aircraft movements at FRA remained level with the previous year and cumulative maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) grew by 2.5 percent year-on-year. In March 2010, aircraft movements increased by some 3.0 percent to well over 40,000 takeoffs and landings. Cumulative MTOWs climbed by 4.6 percent to approximately 2.4 million metric tons in March 2010.

"The very high cargo volumes seen in recent months, including the new record highs, are certainly a good indicator for the continuing recovery of the global economy, which should be reflected by further increasing cargo figures," stated Fraport executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte. Optimistic about the future, Schulte added: "Passenger traffic also has shown distinct growth since the beginning of the year, despite strike-related flight cancellations and difficult weather conditions. It is crucial that this development will achieve sustained stability. This will further stimulate traffic development."

The Fraport Group's five majority-owned airports (Frankfurt, Antalya, Lima, Burgas and Varna) received a total of 15.7 million passengers (up 7.7 percent) in the January-to-March 2010 period. In March 2010, the Group welcomed some 6 million passengers, up 12.4 percent year-on-year.

Cargo throughput (airfreight and airmail tonnage) at these airports rose by 30.8 percent in the first quarter of 2010 to approximately 590,000 metric tons, while aircraft movements climbed by 4.2 percent to more than 150,000 takeoffs and landings. Antalya Airport (AYT) in Turkey saw the strongest growth, with passenger traffic surging by 33.2 percent in the first three months of the year. Passenger figures at Bulgaria's Burgas Airport (up 12.2 percent) and Peru's Lima Airport (up 10.5 percent) also rose substantially.

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    ANR 13/2010 - April 14, 2010
    Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures - March 2010

                         March   Change(2)                   Change (2)
                         2010    March 10/  Jan. - March    Jan. - March
                                 March 09       2010           10/09

    Passengers (1)   4,364,096     8.3 %   11,344,895          3.9 %


    Airfreight (1)
    in metric tons     203,308    37.4 %      524,414         33.5 %

    Airmail
    in metric tons       6,763     0.4 %       19,308         -1.9 %

    Aircraft Movements
    (3)                 40,083     3.0 %      108,709          0.0 %

    MTOWs
    in metric tons   2,352,411     4.6 %    6,457,104          2.5 %

    Punctuality
    share of punctual
    arrivals
    and departures in
    percent               73.5                   64.1

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    (1) Total traffic (arrivals + departures + transit)
    (2) Change over previous year
    (3) Excluding military flights


    ANR 13/2010 > April 14, 2010

    Fraport Group - Traffic Figures for March 2010


      Airports                        Cargo in
                                       metric                Aircraft
                 Passengers(1) Change tons abs.   Change    Movements  Change
                   absolute     in %  (+airmail)    in %     absolute    in %

    Frankfurt (FRA)  4,363,662    8.3   207,044      35.5      40,083     3.0

    Antalya (AYT)(2)   860,385   44.5      n.a.      n.a.       6,449    36.4

    Burgas (BOJ)         4,508   26.6       379      n.a.         385     0.8

    Lima (LIM)(3)      780,386    9.4    18,952      32.8       9,741    10.9

    Varna (VAR)         23,425    1.2         5      18.8         452    -4.0

    Fraport Group    6,032,366   12.4   226,381      35.4      57,110     7.2

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    (1) Passengers (commercial traffic: arrivals + departures + transit)
    (2) Adjusted for 2009 base-year value.
    (3) Figures provided by LIM

    For Further Information, Please Contact:
    Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
    Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - Senior Mgr. International Press & PR
    Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS), Corporate Communications
    60547 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany
    Tel.: +49-69-690-78547; Fax: +49-69-690-60548;
    E-mail: [email protected]; mailto:[email protected];
    Internet: http://www.fraport.com

SOURCE Fraport AG