Fraport Traffic Figures - First Quarter 2008: R...
FRANKFURT, Germany, April 11 /PRNewswire/ --
- Fraport Group Reports Positive Traffic Development Since the Start of
the Year
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served 3.6 percent more passengers in the first
quarter of 2008. A total of 12,248,854 passengers used the FRA global air
transportation hub during the first three months of the year. Airfreight
throughput at FRA rose by 4.4 percent to 513,331 metric tons from January to
March 2008. Airmail slipped, as expected, by one percent to 22,846 metric
tons. The number of aircraft movements declined by 0.3 percent to 116,288
takeoffs and landings, while the accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs)
increased by 1.7 percent to 6,749,557 metric tons.
In the first quarter of 2008, the Fraport Group's majority-owned airports
(Frankfurt, Frankfurt-Hahn, Antalya, Lima, Burgas and Varna) welcomed a total
of 16,100,323 passengers (up 4.4 percent) and handled 615,915 metric tons of
cargo (up 7.3 percent). The number of aircraft movements climbed by 2.8
percent to 160,423 takeoffs and landings.
In March 2008, Frankfurt Airport reported a slight 0.2 percent
decline in traffic to 4,438,327 passengers. Airfreight rose during the same
period by two percent to 188,557 metric tons, hitting a new record for the
month of March. FRA's 7,462 metric tons of airmail represented a calculated
7.6 percent slide. Frankfurt Airport registered 40,187 takeoffs and landings,
a four percent drop in aircraft movements. Warning strikes by public service
workers and adverse weather conditions resulted in about 300 flight
cancellations during the month of March 2008. Accumulated MTOWs reached
2,352,898 metric tons, down 1.1 percent year-on-year.
Due to the Easter travel wave, tourist destinations in
Southern and Southeastern Europe as well as North Africa experienced
exceedingly positive growth last month. Intercontinental traffic, which grew
by 1.9 percent, continued to drive FRA's passenger growth. Contributing
significantly to this development, South American traffic jumped by 36.9
percent because of expansion of the timetable.
Passenger traffic at Fraport's international locations
developed positively in March 2008. Peru's Lima Airport (LIM) achieved a 15
percent gain in traffic to 696,201 passengers. Serving 395,397 passengers,
Fraport's terminals at Antalya Airport (AYT) in Turkey registered a 7.1
percent year-on-year rise. The
strongest growth rates were recorded by Fraport's two holiday
airports on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast: Burgas Airport (BOJ) registered
1,354 passengers last month (up 25.6 percent), while Varna Airport (VAR) had
22,751 passengers (up 16.7 percent). In contrast, Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN)
experienced a slide in passenger traffic. HHN welcomed 289,253 passengers
(down seven percent) in March 2008. A total of 5,842,886 passengers (up 1.6
percent) used the Fraport Group's six majority-owned airports last month.
Cargo (airfreight and airmail) throughput for these airports hit 223,071
metric tons in the same period (up four percent).
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Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures - March 2008
March Change(2) Jan. - Mar. Change(2)
2008 Mar.08/Mar.07 2008 Jan.-Mar.08/07
Passengers(1) 4,438,327 -0.2 % 12,248,854 3.6 %
Airfreight(1)
in metric tons 188,557 2.0 % 513,331 4.4 %
Airmail
in metric tons 7,462 -7.6 % 22,846 -1.0 %
Aircraft
Movements(3) 40,187 -4.0 % 116,288 -0.3 %
MTOWs
in metric tons 2,352,898 -1.1 % 6,749,557 1.7 %
Punctuality
share of punctual
arrivals and departures
in percent 71.1 - 68.9 -
(1) Total traffic (arrivals + departures + transit)
(2) Change over previous year
(3) Excluding military flights
ANR 10/2008 > April 11, 2008
Fraport Group - Traffic Figures for March 2008
Airports Passengers(1) Change Cargo Change Aircraft Change
absolute in % in metric in % Movements in %
tons (incl. absolute
airmail)
Frankfurt
(FRA) 4,437,930 -0.2 193,985 1.7 40,187 -4.0
Antalya
(AYT)(2) 395,397 7.1 n.a. n.a. 3,189 9.5
Burgas 1,354 25.6 264 n.a. 290 57.6
(BOJ)
Frankfurt-Hahn 289,253 -7.0 11,044 18.6 2,979 -14.2
(HHN)
Lima
(LIM)(3) 696,201 15.0 17,779 24.0 8,258 12.6
Varna
(VAR) 22,751 16.7 n.a. n.a. 562 26.9
Fraport
Group(4) 5,842,886 1.6 223,071 4.0 55,465 -1.3
(1) Passengers (commercial traffic: arrivals + departures + transit)
(2) Terminal 1 + domestic terminal (adjusted for base value 2007)
(3) Figures provided by LIM
(4) Base value 2007 = Group Airports (majority owned) as of 2007, plus
AYT domestic terminal
For Further information, Please Contact:
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - Manager International Press
Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS), Corporate Communications (UKM)
60547 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany
Tel.: +49-69-690-78547; Fax: +49-69-690-60548;
E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de; Internet: http://www.fraport.com
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