FRANKFURT, Germany, November 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Growth in Passenger and Cargo Traffic
FRA/rap> Fraport AG, the owner and manager of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), welcomed about 5.4 million passengers at its FRA global aviation hub in October 2013, resulting in a 3.5 percent increase year-on-year and a new October record - 185,000 more passengers than for the previous top October in 2012. As a result, FRA is continuing the growth trend of recent months. Cargo throughput climbed by 3.5 percent year-on-year to 186,085 metric tons. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) declined slightly by 0.4 percent to 2.5 million metric tons. FRA's aircraft movements dropped by one percent to 42,580 takeoffs and landings.
Serving a total of 9.81 million passengers - a rise of 7.3 percent year-on-year - the Fraport Group's majority-owned airports also registered growth during the reporting month. With almost 1.4 million passengers in October 2013, Peru's Lima Airport (LIM) recorded double-digit growth of 12.6 percent compared to the same month last year. About three million passengers used Antalya Airport (AYT) on the Turkish Riviera, a similar gain of 12.1 percent. Combined, the Bulgarian airports of Varna (VAR) and Burgas (BOJ) on the Black Sea coast registered a 13.8 percent jump in traffic to 76,076 passengers.
Fraport Traffic Figures
October 2013
Traffic Figures - Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
Total Traffic Month yoy YTD yoy
DELTA% DELTA%
Passengers [1] 5,399,182 3.5 49,614,792 0.5
Cargo (freight+mail in
t)[2] 186.085 3.5 1,752,823 0.9
Aircraft Movements 42.580 -1.0 400.118 -2.3
MTOWs (in metric tons) 2,545,902 -0.4 23,961,571 -2.2
Punctuality (in
percent) 85.8 83.3
Traffic Figures - Fraport Group
Based on ACI
definition (Airports Cargo
Council Intl.) Passengers [3] (freight+mail) Movements
in t [4]
yoy yoy yoy
Month DELTA% Month DELTA% Month DELTA%
Frankfurt (FRA) 5,398,662 3.5 183,144 3.1 42,580 -1.0
Antalya (AYT) 2,971,637 12.1 n.a. n.a. 18,979 10.5
Burgas (BOJ) 29,409 -4.2 123 >100.0 343 -31.9
Lima (LIM)[6] 1,364,802 12.6 30,242 6.2 13,329 0.7
Varna (VAR) 46,667 29.1 2 58.7 566 3.3
Group 9,811,177 7.3 213,512 3.6 75,797 1.8
Twinstar
(BOJ and VAR) 76,076 13.8 126 133.7 909 -13.6
Cargo
Jan.-Oct. 2013 Passengers [3] (freight+mail) Movements
in t [4]
yoy yoy yoy
YTD DELTA% YTD DELTA% YTD DELTA%
Frankfurt (FRA) 49,609,913 0.5 1,724,724 0.9 400,118 -2.3
Antalya (AYT) 25,049,196 7.2 n.a. n.a. 156,310 6.4
Burgas (BOJ)[5] 2,461,510 4.5 1,756 -7.9 18,150 -0.8
Lima (LIM)[6] 12,420,660 12.3 238,159 2.1 127,669 4.2
Varna (VAR)[5] 1,275,044 7.9 31 9.3 10,839 7.1
Group 90,816,323 4.0 1,964,670 1.1 713,086 0.8
Twinstar
(BOJ and VAR) 3,736,554 5.7 1,787 -7.6 28,989 2.0
[1] Commercial and non-commercial traffic
[2] Cargo including transit (in metric tons)
[3] Passengers - commercial traffic only
[4] Cargo excluding transit (in metric tons)
[5] Varna was closed from 15.10.2011 to 28.02.12. Burgas handled all VAR flights during this period.
[6] Figures provided by LIM
For Further Information, Please Contact:
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
Robert A. Payne - International Spokesman; Head of International Press & External Activities Team, Press Office (UKM-PS), Corporate Communications, 60547 Frankfurt, Germany; Tel.: +49-69-690-78547; E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de; Internet: http://www.fraport.com
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