Fraport Traffic Figures - August 2007
13/09/2007 07:02
PR Newswire
FRANKFURT and MAIN, Germnay, September 13 /PRNewswire/ --
- More Than 5.1 Million Passengers and 170,000 Metric Tons of Airfreight
at FRA
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed 5,114,187 passengers during the vacation
month of August 2007. This is only the second time that the airport recorded
more than 5.1 million passengers in a single month. With 1.7 percent
year-on-year growth, Fraport AG's home base achieved its busiest-ever August
for passenger traffic. The previous best August result was in 2005, when
5,051,825 passengers used Frankfurt Airport.
Up 2.8 percent compared to the same month last year, intercontinental
traffic continued to drive FRA's passenger growth. In particular, the rising
United Arab Emirates market continued to grow at a high level (up 11.5
percent). Demand for Caribbean destinations also accelerated by 5.6 percent.
Within Europe, business travel-intensive routes to West European
destinations developed dynamically, up 4.4 percent. Domestic traffic also
climbed noticeably by 2.6 percent.
FRA reached a new historic high for airfreight throughput in August 2007:
173,870 metric tons represented a jump of 4.6 percent. This topped the
previous August record of 2006 by 7,567 metric tons. Airmail tonnage also
increased by two percent to 7,618 metric tons.
The number of aircraft movements at FRA rose by 0.7 percent to 43,096
takeoffs and landings. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) hit
2,489,969 metric tons, up 0.6 percent compared to the same period last year.
Group-wide, passenger traffic in August 2007 again exceeded the eight
million figure. Frankfurt (FRA), Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN), Antalya (AYT), Lima
(LIM), Burgas (BOJ), and Varna (VAR) airports welcomed a total of 8,158,592
passengers - surging ahead by 4.3 percent compared to the previous year. The
Group's Frankfurt-Hahn Airport topped its July 2007 passenger record again.
Some 414,028 passengers in August 2007 represented year-on-year growth of 8.9
percent. Fraport's terminal in Antalya, Turkey, also registered a new
historic high - with 999,786 passengers (up 5.2 percent) - and came just
slightly short of hitting the one million mark. LIM served 728,694 passengers
and recorded strong growth of 26.3 percent. In Bulgaria, BOJ received 539,148
passengers (up 5.1 percent), while VAR had 362,975 passengers (down 2
percent) in the same period.
The Fraport Group's cargo throughput (airfreight and airmail) soared by
4.4 percent, reaching 208,718 metric tons in the reporting month. Aircraft
movements climbed by 3.8 percent to 67,798 takeoffs and landings.
Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures - August 2007
August Change (2) Jan. - Aug. Change (2)
2007 Aug. 07/ 2007 Jan. - Aug.
Aug. 06 07/06
Passengers (1) 5,114,187 1.7 % 36,001,670 2.3 %
Airfreight (1)
in metric
tons 173,870 4.6 % 1,357,178 1.6 %
Airmail
in metric tons 7,618 2.0 % 60,294 -2.2 %
Aircraft
Movements (3) 43,096 0.7 % 328,472 0.7 %
MTOWs (3)
in metric tons 2,489,969 0.6 % 18,774,741 0.8 %
Punctuality
share of
punctual
arrivals
and departures
in percent 80.9 74.6
(1) Total traffic (arrivals + departures + transit)
(2) Change over previous year
(3) Excluding military flights
Fraport Group - Traffic Figures for August 2007
Airports Passengers(1) Change Cargo
Absolute in % in metric tons
(incl. airmail)
Frankfurt (FRA) 5,113,961 1.7 179,461
Antalya2 (AYT) 999,786 5.2 n.a.
Burgas (BOJ) 539,148 5.1 225
Frankfurt-Hahn
(HHN) 414,028 8.9 8,733
Lima (LIM) 728,694 26.3 20,299
Varna (VAR) 362,975 -2.0 n.a.
Group (3) 8,158,592 4.3 208,718
Change Aircraft Movements Change
in % absolute in %
Frankfurt (FRA) 4.5 43,096 0.7
Antalya (2) (AYT) n.a. 5,473 -2.7
Burgas (BOJ) 116.6 3,779 7.4
Frankfurt-Hahn
(HHN) -8.8 3,600 -2.2
Lima (LIM) 9.2 9,116 31.6
Varna (VAR) n.a. 2,770 -2.4
Fraport
Group (3) 4.4 67,798 3.8
(1) Passengers (commercial traffic: arrivals + departures + transit)
(2) Terminal 1 passengers only
(3) Base value 2006 = Group airports (majority investments) as of 2006,
plus BOJ and VAR
For More Information, Please Contact:
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
Robert A. Payne,
B.A.A. - Manager International Press
Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS),
Corporate Communications (UKM)
60547 Frankfurt am Main,
Federal Republic of Germany
Tel.: +49-69-690-78547;
Fax: +49-69-690-60548;
E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de;
Internet: http://www.fraport.com
For More Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide, Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - Manager International Press, Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS), Corporate Communications (UKM), 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany, Tel.: +49-69-690-78547; Fax: +49-69-690-60548; E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de