Fraport Traffic Figures - May 2016: Traffic Slows Amid Restrained Tourist Bookings

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FRA Affected by Numerous Weather-Related Flight Cancellations -
Fraport's International Portfolio Continues to Report Mixed Results

With 5.3 million passengers served in May 2016, Frankfurt Airport
(FRA) saw passenger figures decline by 5.5 percent compared to the
strong equivalent month of the previous year. This slowdown primarily
reflects an ongoing restraint in holiday travel, particularly to
destinations in Turkey and along the Mediterranean coast of northern
Africa. As Germany's largest intercontinental hub, Frankfurt Airport
has also been particularly affected by the noticeable drop in tourist
traffic from the Far East - especially Japan - following the recent
terrorist attacks in Europe. In addition, the numerous public
holidays in Germany led to a thinning out of the May flight schedule
at Frankfurt. Furthermore, the number of weather-related flight
cancellations at FRA was relatively high for a May month - affecting
about 15,000 passengers alone during May 2016.

With 41,181 takeoffs and landings, FRA also registered a 3.5
percent dip in aircraft movements. Cargo (airfreight + airmail)
throughput also softened slightly to 177,536 metric tons, down by 1.3
percent year-on-year. In line with the trend, accumulated maximum
takeoff weights (MTOWs) fell by 1.5 percent to 2.6 million metric
tons.

Fraport AG's international portfolio of airports continued to
report mixed results in May 2016. Ljubljana Airport (LJU) in Slovenia
experienced a 9.3 percent slide in traffic to 116,499 passengers,
resulting from consolidation of flight offerings. In Peru's capital,
Lima Airport (LIM) welcomed 1.6 million passengers - a significant
12.8 percent increase compared to the same month last year. Fraport's
two Bulgarian gateways at Varna (VAR) and Burgas (BOJ) saw their
combined traffic jump by 36.5 percent to 229,375 passengers. Thus,
the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast has proven its potential to become an
alternative holiday destination for travelers from Europe and, above
all, from Russia. These holidaymakers are currently avoiding
countries on the eastern and southern shores of the Mediterranean Sea
because of security concerns. This trend also affected traffic at
Antalya Airport (AYT) on the Turkish Riviera, where figures slumped
by 37.2 percent to 1.9 million passengers in May 2016. Along with
travelers' concerns about terrorism, AYT was impacted by the ongoing
political situation between Turkey and Russia. Within Russia,
political and economic factors also caused a decline in traffic,
especially international air traffic. As a result, passenger numbers
at Pulkovo Airport (LED) in St. Petersburg dropped by 7.3 percent to
1.1 million. In northern Germany, Hanover Airport (HAJ) recorded a
moderate 3.1 percent decline to 496,343 passengers, resulting solely
from lower tourist traffic. In contrast, Xi'an Airport (XIY) in
central China continued to follow a growth path. XIY served some 3.0
million passengers, an increase of 9.7 percent year-on-year.

Contact:
Fraport AG
Christopher Holschier
Press Office
Corporate Communications
60547 Frankfurt, Germany
Telephone: +49 69 690-70553
E-mail: c.holschier@fraport.de
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