Fraport Interim Report - First Half 2013: Fraport AG Reports Positive Financial Results for the First Half of 2013

Frankfurt (ots) -

CEO Schulte Confirms Outlook for Full Year 2013

During the first six months of 2013, Fraport AG's revenue rose by
5.1 percent to EUR 1.212 billion. As a result of revenue growth, also
the operating result EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization) advanced by 4.7 percent to EUR 374.6
million. Despite higher depreciation and amortization expenses -
primarily in connection with the "Pier A-Plus" terminal extension -
the Group result edged up one percent to a total of EUR 82.1 million
year-on-year.

Fraport AG's international airport business was one of the main
drivers behind the increase, with the Group's External Activities &
Services segment posting a gain of EUR 11.8 million (+11.8 percent).
At the Group's Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base, the two business
segments Aviation and Retail & Real Estate also contributed to the
overall positive result, rising by EUR 7.8 million (+10.1 percent)
and EUR 7.2 million (+4.4 percent) respectively. Benefiting from the
positive development of the new Pier A-Plus, retail revenue continued
to improve to EUR 3.56 per passenger - an increase of 10.2 percent.
By contrast, the operating result of the Ground Handling segment,
which comprises ground handling and cargo services, shrank by EUR 9.9
million to a total of EUR 5.5 million, reflecting a decline in
aircraft movements and maximum take-off weights.

With 27.1 million passengers served in the first six months of
2013, passenger traffic at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) was down one
percent compared to the first half of 2012. Across the Group's
airports, however, passenger volumes increased by 3.2 percent to some
45.6 million passengers in the period between January and June 2013.
This was mainly due to passenger growth at Fraport's majority-owned
airports in Lima (LIM), Peru, and Antalya (AYT), Turkey. Cargo
throughput at FRA slightly improved by 0.9 percent, rising to 1.02
million metric tons. Group-wide, cargo volume rose by 1.2 percent to
1.15 million metric tons.

In view of the financial results of the first half of 2013,
Fraport AG's executive board chairman, Dr. Stefan Schulte, confirmed
the outlook for the full year 2013, while admitting that the industry
is operating in an ever more challenging environment. "We expect
revenue to grow by up to five percent and the operating result EBITDA
to reach a range of EUR 870 to EUR 890 million over the year,
compared to EUR 850.7 million in the previous year. Due to the
inauguration of Pier A-Plus and the resulting higher depreciation and
amortization costs, we still expect the Group result to decline in
the current business year," said Schulte.

Schulte further explained that the air transportation industry is
currently undergoing a consolidation phase. The uncertainties of the
global economy and the euro crisis have an impact on the demand for
air traffic, with airlines adjusting their offerings to meet the
changing demand. In the long term, however, all forecasts expect that
the need for mobility will continue to increase. In the medium and
long term, Schulte thus expects traffic figures to rise again also at
Frankfurt Airport. "Thanks to our investments in the new runway and
the terminals, we are well prepared for the future," concluded
Schulte.

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