Fraport Traffic Figures - March and 1st Quarter 2011: Special Effects and International Instability Dampen March Traffic Growth at FRA / Fraport Group Records Continuing Dynamic Growth

Frankfurt (ots) - FRA/rap> Frankfurt Airport welcomed about 11.8
million passengers in the first quarter of 2011 - up 3.7 percent
year-on-year. Germany's largest aviation gateway also handled more
than 540,000 metric tons of airfreight from January to March 2011 ? a
3.5 percent jump compared to the first quarter of 2010. Aircraft
movements climbed by 5.2 percent to more than 114,000 takeoffs and
landings. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) increased by
5.9 percent to more than 6.8 million metric tons from January to
March 2011.

March 2011 contributed only partially to FRA's traffic growth.
Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) of more than 2.4 million
metric tons in the reporting month represented a new record March
figure (up 3.4 percent) and aircraft movements climbed to about
40,900 takeoffs and landings (up 2.0 percent). In contrast,
passenger and airfreight traffic remained virtually unchanged. The
slight dip in passenger figures year-on-year can be attributed to
Easter 2011 falling completely in April, whereas the majority of last
year?s Easter traffic occurred during the month of March.
Furthermore, instability in the MENA (Middle East and North Africa)
region noticeably affected air transportation - including at FRA,
which is by far Germany's largest intercontinental hub. Welcoming
4.3 million passengers in March 2011, FRA registered a 0.9 percent
decline. With approximately 203,000 metric tons in the reporting
month, FRA reported a slight 0.3 percent slide in airfreight. The
catastrophe in Japan, which has led to disruptions in global
distribution chains, was the contributing factor here.

Fraport's majority-owned airports recorded stable growth rates in
March 2011. Antalya Airport (AYT) on the Turkish Riviera registered a
19.3 percent jump in passenger traffic, while Peru?s Lima Airport
(LIM) achieved a 23.0 percent surge. At the Bulgarian Black Sea
holiday airports, Varna (VAR) reported growth of 12.5 percent and
Burgas (BOJ) more than 130 percent - a conspicuous large value
resulting from the relatively small statistical base for winter
flight operations. Total passenger traffic for the Fraport Group's
five majority-owned airports advanced by 5.2 percent to 6.3 million
in the reporting month. Total figures for the first quarter of 2011
reached 16.9 million passengers - representing average growth of 7.7
percent for the Group. In particular, passenger traffic rose by 14.1
percent at AYT, by 20.9 percent at LIM, and at Bulgaria's VAR and BOJ
airports by 10.0 percent and 131.2 percent, respectively.

Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures - March 2011

March 2011 Change(2) Jan. - March Change(2)
Mar. 11/ 2011 Jan. -
March
Mar. 10 11/10

Passengers(1) 4,324,061 -0.9 % 11,764,694 3.7 %

Airfreight(1)
in metric
tons 202,605 -0.3 % 542,977 3.5 %

Airmail(1)
in metric
tons 6,929 2.5 % 19,254 -0.3 %

Aircraft
Movements 40,904 2.0 % 114,370 5.2 %

MTOWs
in metric
tons 2,433,038 3.4 % 6,841,152 5.9 %

Punctuality
share of
punctual
arrivals
and departures
in percent 79.0 75.5

(1) Total traffic (arrivals + departures + transit)
(2) Change over previous year

Fraport Group - Traffic Figures for March 2011

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

Frankfurt (FRA) 4,323,617 -0.9 206,536

Antalya (AYT) 1,026,844 19.3 n.a.

Burgas (BOJ) 10,518 133.3 45

Lima (LIM)(2) 953,651 23.0 20,614

Varna (VAR) 26,359 12.5 3

Fraport Group 6,340,989 5.2 227,197

Change Aircraft Movements Change
in % absolute in %

Frankfurt (FRA) -0.2 40,904 2.0

Antalya (AYT) n.a. 7,538 16.9

Burgas (BOJ) -88.2 317 -17.7

Lima (LIM)(2) 8.8 11,170 14.7

Varna (VAR) -46.5 386 -14.6

Fraport Group 0.4 60,315 5.6

(1) Passengers (commercial traffic: arrivals + departures + transit)
(2) 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
International Spokesman, Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS),
Corporate Communications,
60547 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Tel.: +49 69.690.78547;
E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de;
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