Cargo volumes in Frankfurt continued to drop by 15.1 percent year-on-year in August 2022. Cargo was still largely affected by airspace restrictions related to the war in Ukraine and the extensive anti-Covid measures in China. In contrast, aircraft movements climbed by 24.6 percent year-on-year to 35,998 takeoffs and landings. Similarly, accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) expanded by 28.5 percent year-on-year to about 2.3 million metric tons.
Across the Group, the airports in Fraport’s international portfolio also continued to benefit from the ongoing recovery in passenger demand. Slovenia’s Ljubljana Airport (LJU) welcomed 122,667 passengers in August 2022. Traffic at Fraport’s two Brazilian airports of Fortaleza (FOR) and Porto Alegre (POA) rose to a total of 1,099,698 passengers. Lima Airport (LIM) in Peru registered some 1.8 million passengers in the reporting month. At Fraport’s 14 Greek regional airport, traffic increased to 5,998,416 passengers overall. As a result, combined traffic figures for the Greek airports continued to clearly surpass pre-crisis levels in August 2022, growing by 9.4 percent compared to August 2019. Fraport’s Twin Star Airports serving the Bulgarian coastal resorts of Burgas (BOJ) and Varna (VAR) saw combined traffic improve to 749,253 passengers. Traffic at Antalya Airport (AYT) on the Turkish Riviera advanced to about 5.2 million passengers in August 2022.
1 Editorial note: For enhanced statistical comparison, our reporting of the Fraport Traffic Figures includes (until further notice) a comparison between the current traffic figures and the corresponding 2019 base-year figures, in addition to the regular year-on-year reporting.
Headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, Fraport AG (Frankfurt Stock Exchange, MDAX) is one of the leading players in the global airport business. Fraport’s portfolio of companies spans four continents with activities at 29 airports worldwide. In pre-pandemic 2019, more than 182 million passengers used airports in which Fraport has at least a 50 percent stake. Impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Fraport’s majority-owned Group airports welcomed only about 86 million passengers in 2021. In fiscal year 2021 (Dec. 31), Fraport AG generated revenue of €2.1 billion and profit of some €92 million.
Fraport’s home-base Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is strategically located in the heart of Europe at the junction of vital intermodal road, rail and air networks. The surrounding Frankfurt Rhine-Main-Neckar region serves as an economic powerhouse and logistics hub for Europe and the world. In 2019, FRA welcomed more than 70.5 million passengers and handled 2.1 million metric tons of cargo. Only 24.8 million passengers traveled through FRA in 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In terms of cargo, FRA ranks first in Europe with 2.3 million metric tons handled in 2021.
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