Fraport Traffic Figures - July 2011: FRA Achieves New Monthly Passenger Record of More Than 5.5 Million

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In July 2011, more travelers passed through the Frankfurt
international air transportation hub than in any other month in the
airport's history. Airport manager Fraport welcomed 5,558,580
passengers at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base - almost 300,000
more than the previous record month in July 2010. This represents a
passenger increase of 5.2 percent year-on-year. Since the beginning
of the year passenger traffic at FRA has grown by 7.8 percent.
Airfreight tonnage also rose in July 2011 by 0.3 percent to 189,000
metric tons year-on-year.

"The July traffic figures mirror present economic trends. In
recent months, the significant economic recovery led to a noticeable
rise in leisure and business travel. In contrast, the growth in
freight tonnage has slowed, corresponding to the restrained dynamic
expected in the worldwide economy," said Fraport AG's executive board
chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte.

Aircraft movements climbed by 1.6 percent to 42,702 takeoffs and
landings in the reporting month. Accumulated maximum takeoff weights
(MTOWs) rose by 2.9 percent to nearly 2.6 million metric tons, a new
monthly all-time record at Frankfurt.

The Fraport Group's five majority-owned airports registered a 9.3
percent jump in passenger traffic year-on-year to 11.43 million in
July 2011. Peru's Lima Airport (LIM) recorded the strongest growth,
rising by 20.4 percent to 1.11 million passengers. Welcoming about
3.81 million passengers, Antalya Airport (AYT) in the Turkish Riviera
also experienced double-digit growth of 12 percent year-on- year.
Recently, ACI Europe named AYT the "Best Airport in Europe" in the
10-to-25 million passenger category. ACI Europe said that Antalya
Airport "has been facing fast growth with the best answers in terms
of efficiency, quality and environmental awareness". AYT has also
received Airport Carbon Accreditation at the so-called "reduction
level" - an important sustainability milestone. The Bulgarian Black
Sea airports of Varna (VAR) and Burgas (BOJ), both achieved traffic
gains in July 2011. BOJ saw passenger traffic rise by 16.2 percent
to 659,253 passengers, while VAR's traffic grew by 3.6 percent to
nearly 300,000 passengers compared to July 2010.

Frankfurt Airport is the first airport to be carbon accredited
under the European-initiated ACA program:
( http://www.airportcarbonaccreditation.org )

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