Fraport Traffic Figures - June and First Half 2019: Trend for Frankfurt Airport and Fraport's Group Airports Worldwide Remains Stable

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FRA sets new single-day record of over 240,000 passengers

In June 2019, Frankfurt Airport (FRA) served almost 6.6 million
passengers - an increase of 3.4 percent year-on-year. Aircraft
movements climbed by 1.4 percent to 45,871 takeoffs and landings.
Accumulated maximum takeoff weights (MTOWs) expanded by 1.7 percent
to some 2.8 million metric tons. Only cargo throughput (airfreight +
airmail) dropped by 4.7 percent to 174,392 metric tons. This was
mainly due to the weak global economy and the fact that two public
holidays (Whit Monday and Corpus Christi Day) fell in June this year
compared to May last year.

At the start of the summer school vacation in the states of Hesse
and Rhineland-Palatinate, FRA set a new daily passenger record on
June 30, when 241,228 travelers passed through Germany's largest
gateway (surpassing the previous record of 237,966 passengers from
July 29, 2018). Fraport AG's executive board chairman, Dr. Stefan
Schulte, commented: "Despite the very high passenger volumes at the
start of the summer holidays, operations were stable and much
smoother than in the previous year. This proves the effectiveness of
the measures taken by us and all partners involved. Over the next few
weeks, Frankfurt Airport will continue to be very busy."

In the January-to-June 2019 period, more than 33.6 million
passengers traveled via Frankfurt Airport, representing a 3.0
increase on the previous year. Aircraft movements were up 2.1 percent
to 252,316 takeoffs and landings. MTOWs also rose by 2.1 percent to
almost 15.6 million metric tons. Cargo volumes slipped 2.8 percent to
approximately 1.1 million metric tons.

Across the Group, airports in Fraport's international portfolio
largely performed well during the first six months of 2019. At
Slovenia's Ljubljana Airport (LJU), traffic increased by 3.4 percent
to 859,557 passengers (June 2019: up 6.7 percent to 188,622
passengers). The two Brazilian airports of Porto Alegre (POA) and
Fortaleza (FOR), combined, registered traffic growth of 8.5 percent
to some 7.4 million passengers (June 2019: up 0.6 percent to around
1.2 million passengers).

Lima Airport (LIM) in Peru saw traffic surge by 6.2 percent to
some 11.3 million passengers during the first half of 2019 (in June:
up 7.9 percent to about 1.9 million passengers). The 14 Greek
airports reported combined growth of 2.7 percent to approximately
10.9 million passengers (June 2019: up 2.1 percent to around 4.5
million passengers).

At the two Bulgarian airports of Burgas (BOJ) and Varna (VAR),
overall traffic contracted by 12.9 percent to some 1.4 million
passengers in the first six months (in June: down 12.4 percent to
858,043 passengers). Following the strong growth of the past three
years, BOJ and VAR are currently experiencing a phase of supply-side
market consolidation. At the Turkish Riviera, Antalya Airport (AYT)
served about 13.2 million passengers - a gain of 8.1 percent (June
2019: up 10.0 percent to just under 4.8 million passengers). Traffic
at Pulkovo Airport (LED) in St. Petersburg, Russia, jumped 10.3
percent to almost 8.8 million passengers (June 2019: up 3.8 percent
to approximately 2.0 million passengers). In China, Xi'an Airport
(XIY) grew by 6.2 percent to 22.9 million passengers (June 2019: up
4.3 percent to about 3.8 million passengers).

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