Fraport Traffic Figures - April 2014: Frankfurt Airport Reports Slight Increase in Passenger Volumes Despite Strike-Related Flight Cancellations

Frankfurt (ots) -

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Strong Growth Recorded at Fraport's International Group
Airports

In April 2014, Fraport AG welcomed more than 4.7 million
passengers at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base. This corresponds
to a slight increase of 0.9 percent compared to the same month of the
previous year. FRA's traffic statistics for the reporting period were
influenced partly by opposing special and base-year effects. In April
2013, a strike by Lufthansa ground staff led to some 950 flight
cancellations, affecting more than 100,000 passengers. In the first
week of April 2014, a three-day walkout by the Vereinigung Cockpit
pilots' union resulted in some 2,160 cancellations, affecting some
250,000 passengers.

Cargo volumes edged down by 1.2 percent to 171,909 metric tons in
the reporting period. This was due to the strike-related reduction in
shipping capacities as well as the shift of the Easter holidays from
March to April in 2014, with cargo business slowing down during the
holiday period. Aircraft movements decreased by 4.1 percent
year-on-year, to 37,632 takeoffs and landings. Accumulated maximum
takeoff weights (MTOW) also slightly contracted by 0.9 percent to
just under 3 million metric tons.

The Fraport Group's portfolio of international airports posted a
very positive performance. Almost 1.2 million passengers passed
through Peru's Lima Airport (LIM) in April 2014 - an increase of 6.4
percent compared to the same month of the previous year. Fraport's
two airports on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast - Burgas (BOJ) and
Varna (VAR) - recorded a combined count of 59,328 passengers, up 25.4
percent.

Antalya Airport (AYT) on the Turkish Riviera welcomed
about 1.7 million passengers in April 2014, up 12.6
percent. With 951,904 passengers, Pulkovo Airport (LED) in St.
Petersburg (Russia) recorded an increase of 8.3 percent, while
passenger volumes at Hanover Airport (HAJ) in Germany expanded by 3.3
percent to 435,205. A total of 2.4 million passengers used Xi'an
Airport (XIY) in China in the reporting period. This corresponds to
an increase of 11.7 percent year-on-year.

For Further Information, Please Contact:
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. ? International Spokesman and Head of
International Press/PR & External Activities Team, Press Office
(UKM-PS), Corporate Communications, 60547 Frankfurt, Germany;
Tel.: +49 69.690.78547;
E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de;
Internet: www.fraport.com;
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