Fraport Traffic Figures - October 2018: Growth Continues

Frankfurt (ots) -

Frankfurt Airport and Fraport's Group airports worldwide report
rising passenger numbers

In October 2018, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed almost 6.4
million passengers - an increase of 5.2 percent year-on-year. Thus,
traffic grew at a slightly more moderate rate compared to the
previous months of the year. From January to October 2018, FRA
experienced accumulated growth of 8.0 percent.

Aircraft movements increased at a slightly disproportionately
higher rate, climbing by 6.3 percent year-on-year to 46,551 takeoffs
and landings. Cargo throughput (airfreight + airmail) contracted
marginally by 1.0 percent to about 193,374 metric tons, reflecting
lower demand in global trade. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights
(MTOWs) rose by 4.1 percent to around 2.8 million metric tons.

Across the Group, airports in Fraport's international portfolio
reported continued passenger growth. Ljubljana Airport (LJU) in
Slovenia's capital city posted a 5.1 percent increase to 161,446
passengers. Fraport's Brazilian airports in Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto
Alegre (POA) achieved combined growth of 5.2 percent to nearly 1.3
million passengers. The 14 Greek regional airports advanced by 6.1
percent overall, to almost 2.5 million passengers. The busiest
airports in Fraport's Greek portfolio included Thessaloniki (SKG)
with 586,683 passengers (up 6.1 percent), Rhodes (RHO) with 540,117
passengers (down 2.7 percent), and Kos (KGS) with 279,198 passengers
(up 12.4 percent).

Peru's Lima Airport (LIM) grew moderately by 3.3 percent to 1.9
million passengers in the reporting month. At the Fraport Twin Star
airport's in Varna (VAR) and Burgas (BOJ) on the Bulgarian Black Sea
coast, combined traffic soared by 26.2 percent to 154,661 passengers.
Antalya Airport (AYT) in Turkey recorded the strongest growth in
Fraport's international portfolio, with traffic rising by 29.2
percent to 3.7 million passengers. In October 2018, AYT reached 30
million passengers for the first time. As a result, the airport on
the Turkish Riviera will hit a new all-time high for the full year.
Pulkovo Airport (LED) in St. Petersburg, Russia, posted a 15.2
percent traffic gain to just over 1.5 million passengers. Xi'an
Airport (XIY) in China welcomed nearly 4 million passengers, up 6.8
percent.

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