Fraport Traffic Figures - April 2011: Visible Growth in April
By Fraport Ag, PRNEWednesday, May 11, 2011
Adjusted Passenger Figures Show Passenger Gain of 6 to 7 Percent at FRA - 2008 Pre-economic Crisis Peak Figures Have Been Surpassed - Statistical Effects from 2010 Ash Cloud Crisis and Easter Travel Season
FRANKFURT, Germany, May 12, 2011 - The impact of the global financial and economic
crisis on traffic at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has now been relegated to the
history books. In the reporting month of April 2011, traffic volumes for
passengers, cargo (airfreight plus airmail) and MTOWs (Maximum Takeoff
Weights) all reached new April records and surpassed the April 2008 figures.
FRA's dramatic 31 percent year-on year growth in passenger traffic is, first
and foremost, the result of a statistical base effect. In April 2010 the ash
cloud from the volcanic eruption in Iceland brought European aviation to a
standstill for almost one week. Eliminating all special effects - including
political unrest in the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) as well as
the earthquake/Tsunami catastrophe in Japan and taking into account the
late-occurring Easter travel season in April this year instead of March in
2010 - FRA ends up with "regular" growth of 210,000 to 250,000 passengers in
April 2011. This represents a passenger gain of about six to seven percent
year-on-year.
Commenting on the latest traffic report, Fraport executive
board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte said: "Even before the opening of Frankfurt
Airport's new runway in October 2011, we are seeing impressive confirmation
of our expectations for noticeable growth in air traffic. We have immediately
achieved record performance during this first month of the new summer
timetable."
Schulte further explained that Fraport registered more than
4.6 million passengers at its Frankfurt Airport home base; a year ago the
figure was only 3.5 million passengers. Germany's leading air transportation
hub also handled about 187,000 metric tons of airfreight in April 2011, up
approximately 13 percent year-on-year. Aircraft movements climbed by 25.4
percent to some 40,000 takeoffs and landings last month. Accumulated MTOWs
(maximum takeoff weights) reached well over 2.4 million metric tons - rising
23.5 percent year-on-year.
Not only Fraport's home airport recorded a dynamic growth
trend. The Group's majority-owned airports overseas also experienced strong
growth in April 2011. Leading the way, Antalya Airport (AYT) served 1.6
million passengers and achieved growth of 45.1 percent in the reporting
month. Part of this increase can be attributed to the special situation in
the North Africa tourism market and to this year's Easter traffic occurring
in April.
Peru's Lima Airport (LIM) followed with a 23.6 jump in traffic
to 920,000 passengers. The Bulgarian Black Sea airports of Varna (VAR) and
Burgas (BOJ) still operate at a smaller statistical spring base for passenger
figures, which can lead to unusual percent growth values. In the reporting
month, BOJ saw traffic surge by almost 200 percent to 19,500 passengers,
while VAR experienced a modest 0.6 percent increase to 31,600 passengers.
The Fraport Group's five majority-owned airports welcomed a
total of 7.2 million passengers in April 2011, representing year-on-year
growth of 33 percent.
Frankfurt Airport is the first airport to be carbon accredited
under the European-initiated ACA program: (
www.airportcarbonaccrediation.org):
ANR 16/2011 - May 12, 2011
Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures - April 2011
April 2011 Change [2] Change [2] April 11/ Jan. - Jan. - April April 10 April 2011 11/10 Passengers [1] 4,641,313 31.2 % 16,406,007 10.2 % Airfreight [1] 187,381 12.7 % 730,359 5.7 % in metric tons Airmail [1] 6,678 24.1 % 25,932 5.0 % in metric tons Aircraft Movements 40,369 25.4 % 154,739 9.8 % MTOWs 2,434,061 23.5 % 9,275,213 10.1 % in metric tons Punctuality 80.7 76.9 share of punctual arrivals and departures in percent --------------------------------- [1] Total traffic (arrivals + departures + transit) [2] Change over previous year ANR 16/2011> May 12, 2011 Fraport Group - Traffic Figures for April 2011 Airports Cargo in Aircraft metric Movements Passengers[1] Change tons abs. Change Change (+ absolute absolute in % airmail) in % in % Frankfurt 4,640,999 31.2 191,087 12.8 40,369 25.4 (FRA) 1,608,406 45.1 n.a. n.a. 11,592 35.2 Antalya (AYT) 19,527 197.9 898 30.1 455 29.3 Burgas (BOJ) Lima (LIM)[2] 920,525 23.6 20,957 18.6 11,119 17.7 Varna (VAR) 31,629 0.6 5 20.2 525 -7.4 Fraport 7,221,086 33.0 212,947 13.4 64,060 25.3 Group
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[1] Passengers (commercial traffic: arrivals + departures + transit)
[2] Figures provided by LIM
For Further Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - Senior Mgr. International Press & PR International Spokesman, Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS), Corporate Communications, 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel.: +49-69-690-78547; E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de; Internet:
www.fraport.com
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