Fraport Traffic Figures - November 2014: Fraport Reports Ongoing Traffic Growth at Its Frankfurt Global Hub and at Airports in the Group's International Portfolio

FRANKFURT, Germany, December 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

In November 2014, Fraport AG posted a new monthly passenger record of more than 4.4 million passengers at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base - a 2.5 percent gain compared to the same month last year and further confirmation of the positive trend in passenger traffic in recent months.  FRA's cargo volume (airfreight and airmail) also continued to grow in the reporting month, advancing by 3.2 percent year-on-year to 202,728 metric tons. Maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) expanded by 2.7 percent to about 2.4 million metric tons.  In contrast, the number of aircraft movements declined by 1.8 percent year-on-year to 37,109 takeoffs and landing.

Across the Group, the airports in Fraport AG's international portfolio also maintained strong growth during the reporting month.  Slovenia's Ljubljana Airport (LJU) welcomed 84,507 passengers in November 2014, up 1.1 percent year-on-year.  With some 1.3 million passengers, Lima Airport (LIM) in the capital city of Peru recorded a 6.1 percent jump in passenger traffic compared to November 2013.  The Fraport Twinstar airports of Burgas (BOJ) and Varna (VAR) on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast saw traffic surge by 22.9 percent to 40,219 passengers. Antalya Airport (AYT) on the Turkish Riviera received nearly 1.1 million passengers in November 2014, up 2.8 percent compared to the same month last year. At St. Petersburg Airport (LED) in Russia, passenger numbers rose by 5.8 percent to 934,566.  Hanover Airport (HAJ) in northern Germany achieved an 8 percent increase to 402,179 passengers in November 2014. China's Xi'an Airport (XIY) recorded almost 2.4 million passengers, up 22.7 percent year-on-year.

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Fraport AG - which ranks among the world's leading companies in the global airport business - offers a full range of integrated airport management services and boasts subsidiaries and investments on five continents. In 2013, the Fraport Group generated sales of €2.56 billion, EBITDA of €880.2 million and profit of about €236 million. Last year, more than 103 million passengers used airports around the world in which Fraport has a majority stake. Currently,Fraport's portfolio comprises 11 airports around the globe, including the latest acquisition Ljubljana Airport (LJU) in Slovenia.

At itsFrankfurt Airport (FRA) home base, Fraport welcomed more than 58 million passengers in 2013 and handled some 2.1 million metric tons of cargo (airfreight and airmail). For the current flight timetable, FRA is served by 98 passenger airlines flying to some 250 destinations in 105 countries worldwide.  More than half of FRA's destinations are intercontinental (beyond Europe) - underscoring Frankfurt's role as a leading hub in the global air transportation system. In Europe, Frankfurt Airport ranks first in terms of cargo tonnage and is the third-busiest for passenger traffic.  With about 55 percent of all passengers using Frankfurt as a connecting hub, FRA also has the highest transfer rate among the major European hubs.

Frankfurt Airport City  has become Germany's largest job complex at a single location, employing more than 78,000 people at some 500 companies and organizations on site.  Major new real estate developments - such as The Squaire, the Gateway Gardens business park, and the Mönchhof Logistics Park- are creating an exciting new dimension and range of services at the evolving Frankfurt Airport City of the 21^st century.

Almost half of Germany's population lives within a 200-kilometer radius of the FRA intermodal travel hub - the largest airport catchment area in Europe. FRA Airport City also serves as a magnet for other companies located throughout the economically vital Frankfurt/Rhine-Main-Neckar region. Thanks to synergies associated with the region's dynamic industries, networked expertise, and outstanding intermodal transportation infrastructure, FRA's world route network enables Hesse's and Germany's export-oriented businesses to flourish in global growth markets. 

Frankfurt Airport meets the increasing needs of the export-oriented economies of the State of Hesse as well as Germany as a whole, for optimal connections to growth markets around the globe. Likewise, FRA is a strategic gateway for companies wanting to access the huge European marketplace.  Thus, Frankfurt Airport - which is strategically located in the heart of Europe - is one of the most important hubs in the global logistics chain.   

   
    Fraport Traffic Figures
    November 2014

    Fraport Group Airports[1]
                                                                 Cargo (Freight
     November 2014                    Fraport     Passengers       & Mail)      Movements
    Fully-consolidated airports     share in %  Month DELTA %   Month  DELTA % Month DELTA %
   
                    Frankfurt,
    FRA             Germany           100.00  4,441,535   2.5   199,242    2.8  37,109  -1.8
                    Ljubljana,
    LJU             Slovenia           75.50     84,507   1.1       773   -3.6   1,915 -11.1
    LIM             Lima, Peru[2]      70.01  1,320,463   6.1    27,335   -3.7  12,901   1.9
    BOJ             Burgas, Bulgaria   60.00     13,674  41.5       865 >100.0     278  79.4
    VAR             Varna, Bulgaria    60.00     26,545  15.1         8 >100.0     338  -3.4

    At equity consolidated airports[2]
    AYT             Antalya, Turkey    51.00  1,094,488   2.8      n.a.   n.a.   8,594   4.9
                    St. Petersburg,
    LED             Russia             35.50    934,566   5.8      n.a.   n.a.  10,962   1.1
    HAJ             Hanover, Germany   30.00    402,179   8.0     1,720   31.3   5,697  -0.6
    XIY             Xi'an, China       24.50  2,394,905  22.7    17,280    2.8  20,011  14.8

    Fraport Group Airports[1]
                                                                Cargo (Freight
    Year to Date (YTD) 2014          Fraport      Passengers       & Mail)       Movements
                                    share in %   YTD   DELTA %    YTD  DELTA %   YTD DELTA %
    Fully-consolidated airports
                    Frankfurt,
    FRA             Germany          100.00 55,551,508   3.0  1,958,781    2.1 436,072  -0.4
                    Ljubljana,
    LJU             Slovenia          75.50  1,226,947   3.1      8,977    6.7  29,226  -5.6
    LIM             Lima, Peru[2]     70.01 14,334,727   4.9    271,658    1.9 141,825   1.1
    BOJ             Burgas, Bulgaria  60.00  2,518,867   1.9      5,095 >100.0  18,869   3.1
    VAR             Varna, Bulgaria   60.00  1,363,211   5.0         70 >100.0  11,753   5.0

    At equity consolidated airports[2]
    AYT             Antalya, Turkey   51.00 27,309,964   4.6       n.a.   n.a. 170,681   3.8
                    St. Petersburg,
    LED             Russia            35.00 13,333,180  11.2       n.a.   n.a. 136,157   7.6
    HAJ             Hanover, Germany  30.00  4,990,476   1.0     13,604    1.3  71,493   0.1
    XIY             Xi'an, China      24.50 26,943,584  11.7    167,894    5.1 225,698   8.7



    Frankfurt Airport[3]
    November 2014                           Month    DELTA     YTD 2014    DELTA %

    Passengers                          4,442,098        2.5 55,556,889       3.0
    Cargo (freight & mail)                202,728        3.2  1,988,419       2.0
    Aircraft movements                     37,109       -1.8    436,072      -0.4
    MTOW (in metric tons)[4]            2,355,383        2.7 26,821,182       2.2
    PAX/PAX-flight[5]                       130.1        5.0      136.5       3.6
    Seat load factor (%)                     73.3                  77.7
    Punctuality rate (%)                     85.0                  81.6


                                        PAX share      Month   PAX share      YTD
    Frankfurt Airport Regional Split        month     DELTA %       YTD     DELTA%

    Germany                                 13.6%        4.6      11.2%       2.7
    Europe (without Germany)                48.1%        2.2      51.2%       5.7
    Western Europe                          39.8%        2.5      42.6%       5.6
    Eastern Europe                           8.3%        1.0       8.5%       6.0
    Intercontinental                        38.3%        2.3      37.6%      -0.4
    Africa                                   4.5%        1.1       4.1%      -4.7
    Middle East                              5.6%        3.6       5.3%       3.1
    North America                           11.9%        0.9      13.5%       1.3
    Central & South America                  4.2%        4.4       3.6%      -3.8
    Far East                                12.1%        2.9      11.1%      -0.8
    Australia                                0.0%     -100.0       0.0%    -100.0


    [1] According to ACI-definition:
        Passengers: commercial traffic only (arr+dep+transit counted once)
        Cargo: commercial and non-commercial traffic (arr+dep excluding transit,
        in metric tons)
         Movements: commerical and non-commercial traffic (arr+dep)
    [2] Preliminary figures
    [3] Passengers: commercial and non-commercial traffic (arr+dep+transit counted once
        incl. General Aviation)
        Cargo: commercial and non-commercial traffic (arr+dep+transit counted once, in
        metric tons)
        Movements: commerical and non-commercial traffic (arr+dep)
    [4] Inbound traffic only
    [5] Scheduled and charter traffic

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