Fraport Traffic Figures - July 2013: Exceptional Circumstances Impact Monthly Results

FRANKFURT, Germany, August 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Number of Aircraft Movements Remain Stable at 2012 Level

In July 2013, some 5.7 million passengers passed through Frankfurt Airport (FRA). This represents a decline of 0.7 percent compared to July 2012, which was the record month in the history of Frankfurt Airport.

The changing political situation in North Africa and the Middle East caused an unusually severe slump in the respective air traffic markets. These exceptional circumstances prevented a positive monthly result, even though all other non-European regions recorded positive growth.

With 43,279 takeoffs and landings, the number of aircraft movements at Frankfurt Airport remained unchanged from July 2012. Cargo tonnage stood at nearly 179,500 metric tons, a drop of 0.6 percent over the previous year. The accumulated maximum takeoff weights decreased by 1.1 percent to nearly 2.6 million metric tons.

In total, more than 11.9 million passengers (up 1.2 percent) were served at Fraport's majority-owned airports. Growth driver remains Lima Airport (LIM), Peru, with an increase of 11.7 percent. The Turkish holiday destination Antalya (AYT) recorded over 3.8 million passengers, almost 1 percent more than in July 2012. The airports of Varna (VAR) and Burgas (BOJ) on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast recorded, combined, over one million passengers, an increase of 1 percent.

Fraport Traffic Figures July 2013 Traffic Figures - Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Total Traffic Month yoy DELTA% YTD yoy DELTA% Passengers [1] 5,727,375 -0.7 32,866,674 -1.0 Cargo (freight+mail in t)[2] 179.464 -0.6 1,214,151 0.6 Aircraft Movements 43,279 0.0 272,572 -3.2 MTOWs (in metric tons) 2,585,771 -1.1 16,269,601 -3.3 Punctuality (in percent) 85.4 82.3 Traffic Figures - Fraport Group Based on ACI definition (Airports Cargo (freight+mail) Council Intl.) Passengers [3] in t [4] Movements yoy Month DELTA% Month yoy DELTA% Month yoy DELTA% Frankfurt (FRA) 5,726,988 -0.7 176,625 -0.6 43,279 0.0 Antalya (AYT) 3,848,331 0.8 n.a. n.a. 22,642 1.4 Burgas (BOJ) 725,840 2.4 138 -26.2 4,693 -0.9 Lima (LIM)[6] 1,325,814 11.7 23,356 -8.2 13,236 3.4 Varna (VAR) 322,651 -2.0 5 -10.7 2,301 -4.1 Group 11,949,624 1.2 200,124 -1.5 86,151 0.7 Cargo (freight+mail) Jan.-Jul. 2013 Passengers [3] in t [4] Movements yoy YTD DELTA% YTD yoy DELTA% YTD yoy DELTA% Frankfurt (FRA) 32,863,666 -1.0 1,194,350 0.7 272,572 -3.2 Antalya (AYT) 14,178,377 6.5 n.a. n.a. 91,443 5.4 Burgas (BOJ)[5] 1,356,260 3.7 1,499 7.1 10,261 -3.6 Lima (LIM)[6] 8,445,593 12.4 151,239 1.5 87,875 4.9 Varna (VAR)[5] 711,234 7.6 18 -1.4 6,278 8.4 Group 57,555,130 2.8 1,347,107 0.8 468,429 0.0 [1] Commerical and non-commercial traffic [3] Passengers - commercial traffic only [2] Cargo including transit (in metric tons) [4] Cargo excluding transit (in metric tons) [5] Varna was closed from 15.10.2011 to 28.02.12. Burgas handled all VAR flights during this period. [6] Figures provided by LIM

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