Fraport Traffic Figures 2016: Passenger Traffic at Frankfurt Airport Exceeds 60 Million Mark Again

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New December passenger record achieved at Cargo volumes show
significant growth - Group airports in Fraport's international
portfolio report mixed results

In 2016, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served a total of 60,792,308
passengers, thus surpassing the 60 million passenger mark once again
and remaining almost at the previous year's level (down 0.4 percent).
Following a slowdown in the summer period of 2016 caused by
geopolitical factors, passenger traffic clearly picked up again
towards the end of the year. Without weather and strike-related
flight cancellations, passenger numbers would have risen by
approximately 0.4 percent during 2016.

FRA's cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) advanced by 1.8
percent to some 2.15 million metric tons in 2016. While accumulated
maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) increased by 0.4 percent - reaching a
new record level of about 29.7 million metric tons - aircraft
movements declined by 1.1 percent to 462,885 takeoffs and landings in
2016. Without the effects resulting from strike and weather-related
flight cancellations, the number of aircraft movements would have
seen a decline of only 0.3 percent. The average number of passengers
per flight continued to rise from a record 140.2 in 2015 to a
noticeable 141.0 in 2016, reflecting the efficiency-enhancing
consolidation activities of airlines.

Fraport AG's executive board chairman, Dr. Stefan Schulte, said:
"Despite a challenging environment, we were able to keep Frankfurt
Airport's passenger numbers at a stable level during 2016.
Particularly in view of the recovery in passenger traffic towards the
end of 2016, we are optimistic about the year ahead. In 2017, we
will strengthen the low-cost segment and expect our traffic to grow
again here in Frankfurt."

In December 2016, almost 4.3 million passengers passed through
Frankfurt Airport (up 3.9 percent). This represents a new December
record for FRA, breaking the previous peak level of 2011. Cargo
traffic, too, saw a particularly strong December month, with tonnage
growing by 7.6 percent to 188,635 metric tons. This was driven by
the recovery in world trade and a rise in demand for exports in the
Euro zone stimulated by the weak euro, as well as the ongoing dynamic
growth of the German economy. Maximum takeoff weights shrank by 0.5
percent to about 2.2 million metric tons in December 2016, while the
number of aircraft movements remained stable at 33,941 takeoffs and
landings.

Airports in Fraport's international portfolio reported diverging
traffic figures for the 2016 calendar year. Ljubljana Airport (LJU)
in Slovenia received about 1.4 million passengers, down 2.3 percent
compared to the particularly strong 2015 traffic year. Lima Airport
(LIM) in Peru's capital recorded a 10.1 percent rise in traffic, with
a total of 18.8 million passengers served in 2016. The Fraport Twin
Star airports of Varna (VAR) and Burgas (BOJ) on the Bulgarian Black
Sea coast combined welcomed some 4.6 million passengers, thus
achieving a 21.5 percent surge in traffic year-on-year. In Turkey,
the country's security situation as well as strained relations with
Russia had a dampening effect on tourism and corresponding leisure
air traffic. As a result, Antalya Airport (AYT) on the Turkish
Riviera experienced a 30.9 percent decline in traffic to about 19
million passengers in 2016. Since the beginning of September 2016,
when charter flights were officially restarted from Russia, AYT has
seen a noticeable recovery trend in its Russian traffic. Pulkovo
Airport (LED) in St. Petersburg, Russia, posted a 1.7 percent decline
in traffic to 13.3 million passengers. In northern Germany, Hanover
Airport (HAJ) also registered a slight drop of 0.8 percent to 5.5
million passengers. In contrast, China's Xi'an Airport (XIY)
achieved significant double-digit growth of 12.2 percent to 37
million passengers.

Taking in account the difficult framework conditions facing the
industry, CEO Schulte expressed satisfaction with the full-year
traffic results: "With the exception of Turkey, we have seen traffic
stability or noticeable growth at all of Fraport's airports during
2016 - particularly at Varna and Burgas, as well as Lima and Xi'an.
This underscores our strategy of having a geographically diverse
portfolio, whereby we consistently develop our airports in the
various regions."

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