FRANKFURT,
August 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
served 5,067,108 passengers in
July 2008, down 2.4 percent compared to the
strong July in 2007. Airfreight throughput also slipped by one percent last
month to 172,529 metric tons. However, since the beginning of the year both
passenger traffic and airfreight tonnage have continued to grow noticeably by
strong rates of 1.4 percent and 3.1 percent, respectively, compared to the
previous year.
The drop in passenger figures can be attributed to the weakening business
environment as well as the strike within the Lufthansa Group, without which
the decline would have been about 0.4 percentage points smaller. Flight
cancellations by Lufthansa, CityLine and Eurowings primarily affected
domestic traffic - leading to an unexpectedly strong slide of well over 10
percent. Intercontinental traffic continued to be the only growth market (up
0.9 percent). Increasing 29.5 percent, South America remained at the crest of
the growth wave.
Airfreight also declined for the first time this year. The main reason
for this was the general economic conditions. Furthermore, the strong euro
exchange rate curbed demand for goods from Europe.
Airmail tonnage slipped by 3.6 percent to 7,159 metric tons in July 2008,
and aircraft movements dropped by 2.2 percent to 42,728 takeoffs and
landings. In addition to approximately 500 strike-related flight
cancellations, this was primarily due to regular cancellations and reductions
in domestic services planned during the summer holiday period.
In contrast, accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) achieved a new
July record at FRA. With 2,502,691 metric tons, MTOWs rose by 0.1 percent
year-on-year and exceeded the previous July record in 2006 by well over 3,500
metric tons. Without the strike, the increase in MTOWs would have been about
one percent higher.
The Fraport Group's six majority-owned airports (Frankfurt,
Frankfurt-Hahn, Burgas and Varna, Antalya, and Lima) together welcomed a
total of 8,481,597 passengers in July 2008 (up 0.5 percent). Fraport's
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN) low-cost airport in the Hunsruck region of
Germany recorded 425,761 passengers - a gain of 3.5 percent in the vacation
month of July 2008. The Fraport managed terminals at Antalya Airport (AYT)
registered 1,347,652 passengers and a 11.7 percent surge - the highest growth
rate in the Group. Peru's Lima Airport (LIM) welcomed 758,508 passengers in
July 2008, 6.5 percent more than in the same month last year. With 563,594
passengers, traffic at Bulgaria's Burgas Airport (BOJ) almost reached the
previous year's level (down 0.2 percent). Also located on the Bulgarian Black
Sea coast, Varna Airport (VAR) only received 319,538 passengers in July 2008
(down 10 percent).
Cargo throughput (airfreight and airmail) at Fraport's airports climbed
by 0.6 percent to 210,149 metric tons in the reporting month. Aircraft
movements Group-wide rose by 0.9 percent to 70,811 takeoffs and landings.
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Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures - July 2008
July Change (2) Change (2)
2008 July 08/ Jan. - July Jan. - July
July 07 2008 08/07
Passengers (1) 5,067,108 -2.4 % 31,332,443 1.4 %
Airfreight (1)
in metric tons 172,529 -1.0 % 1,220,210 3.1 %
Airmail
in metric tons 7,159 -3.6 % 51,822 -1.6 %
Aircraft Movements(3) 42,728 -2.2 % 284,374 -0.4 %
MTOWs
in metric tons 2,502,691 0.1 % 16,559,133 1.7 %
Punctuality
share of punctual
arrivals
and departures in
percent 77.0 73.6
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(1) Total traffic (arrivals + departures + transit)
(2) Change over previous year
(3) Excluding military flights
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Fraport Group - Traffic Figures for July 2008
Cargo Aircraft
Airports Passengers(1) Change in metric Change Movements Change
absolute in % tons(incl. in % absolute in %
airmail)
Frankfurt (FRA) 5,066,544 -2.4 177,974 -1.1 42,728 -2.2
1,347,652 11.7 n.a. n.a. 9,040 19.4
Antalya (AYT)(2) 563,594 -0.2 137 40.2 4,010 2.5
Burgas (BOJ) 425,761 3.5 10,026 10.8 3,958 2.8
Frankfurt-Hahn
(HHN)
Lima (LIM)(3) 758,508 6.5 22,011 11.0 8,448 1.3
Varna (VAR) 319,538 -10.0 n.a. n.a. 2,627 -7.9
Fraport Group(4) 8,481,597 0.5 210,149 0.6 70,811 0.9
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(1) Passengers (commercial traffic: arrivals + departures + transit)
(2) Terminal 1 + domestic terminal (adjusted for base value 2007)
(3) Figures provided by LIM
(4) Base value 2007 = Group Airports (majority owned) as of 2007, plus
AYT domestic terminal
For Further 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
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