Fraport Traffic Figures - December & Full Year 2013: Passenger Traffic Continues to Grow / Cargo Tonnage Also Increases - Fraport-owned International Airports Achieve Successful Development

Frankfurt (ots) -

- Cross-reference: Traffic figures are available at:
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Fraport AG registered a positive year overall at its Frankfurt
Airport (FRA) home base. From January to December 2013, passenger
traffic rose by 0.9 percent to about 58.0 million passengers - a new
historic yearly record - and cargo tonnage climbed by 1.3 percent to
2.1 million metric tons year-on-year. The reporting month of December
2013 also made a strong contribution to the successful full-year
figures: with 4.1 million passengers served (up 2.9 percent) and
178,677 metric tons of cargo handled (up 2.3 percent) at FRA.
Fraport AG's executive board chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte said: "We
are pleased to record growth in both our passenger and cargo traffic
segments, despite the challenging framework conditions. Although the
European aviation industry continues to be in a difficult situation,
we are beginning to see early indications of more satisfying growth
for 2014. Thus, we expect passenger figures to rise further at
Frankfurt Airport."

Aircraft movements declined by two percent to 472,692 takeoffs and
landings compared to last year, due to consolidation measures of the
airlines, coupled with higher aircraft capacity utilization, as well
as the deployment of larger planes. Thus, the trend towards the
decoupling of the traffic volume and aircraft movements continued
throughout 2013. FRA, however, closed the last month of the year
with 34,769 takeoffs and landings, up one percent compared to
December 2012.

For the entire 2013 year accumulated MTOWs (maximum takeoff
weights) dropped slightly by 1.7 percent to 28.4 million metric tons
year-on-year. In contrast, MTOWs advanced by 1.1 percent to 2.2
million metric tons in December 2013.

Fraport's international portfolio also developed successfully
during 2013. The Group's majority-owned airports served 103.5 million
passengers in total - increasing 4.1 percent year-on-year. Welcoming
14.9 million passengers in 2013, Peru's Lima Airport (LIM) achieved
particularly robust growth of 11.9 percent. With 26.7 million
passengers, Antalya Airport (AYT) on the Turkish Riviera also
continued its positive development of recent years and posted a 7.1
percent rise. A total of 3.8 million travelers - a gain of 5.5
percent year-on-year - used Varna (VAR) and Burgas (BOJ), Fraport's
two airports on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. "We are proud to see
the growth potential of our international airports further confirmed.
For the sixth time and the fifth consecutive year, Lima Airport won
the Skytrax "2013 Best Airport in South America" award. The tourism
airports of Antalya, Varna and Burgas also feature state-of-the-art
terminals and operational facilities, which strengthen them to
compete globally and to serve the ongoing growth in air traffic,"
said Schulte.

For Further Information, Please Contact:
Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide
Robert A. Payne - International Spokesman; Head of Intl. Press &
External Activities Team, Press Office (UKM-PS), Corporate
Communications, 60547 Frankfurt, Germany; Tel.: +49 69.690.78547;
E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de; Internet: www.fraport.com