August 2002 - FRA Traffic Figures: Frankfurt Airport Records Strong Growth in Cargo and 4.7 Million Passengers

Frankfurt, Germany 13. 9. 2002 (PROTEXT/ots) - The trafficfigures for August indicate one of the best monthly results atFrankfurt Airport this year to date. Frankfurt Airport servedabout 4.7 million passengers in August, only 2.7 percent belowthe corresponding month last year. For the third quarter,Fraport AG is expecting the first positive figures. Inexpensivepackage-tour destinations - such as in Turkey, Egypt or Bulgaria- are currently showing significant growth.

Intercontinental traffic is growing again, particularlybecause of the increase in flights to North America and theMiddle East. Frankfurt Airport's hub function and position as amajor transfer airport was further strengthened by the reductionin flight services at other German airports. Well over 50percent of all passengers landing in August only came to FRA totransfer - to change comfortably and quickly from one aircraftto another for their onward journey.

Frankfurt Airport recorded very satisfying development incargo traffic. About 123,600 metric tons of airfreight werehandled at Germany's largest airport, a robust 5.7 percentincrease. This renewed positive result is an indicator of theexpected recovery in the world economy and, thus, also the firstsign of the hoped for upswing in Germany. Cargo traffic to theFar East (14.6 percent growth) and North America (16.3 percentgrowth) experienced double-digit growth rates compared toAugust 2001.

Aircraft movements also grew for the first time this year.In total, Fraport AG registered 40,700 takeoffs and landings atFrankfurt Airport, 0.5 percent more than the corresponding monthlast year. The airlines are still deploying smaller aircraft,but some routes are already being served by larger aircraftagain due to good utiliization. Thus, Frankfurt Airport's MTOWs(Maximum Takeoff Weights) for the reporting month reached about2.3 million metric tons, only 1.8 percent below August 2001.

Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures for August 2002

August 2002 Change (2) Jan.-Aug. Change(2)

Aug. 02/

2002

Jan.-Aug.

Aug. 01

02/01

Passengers

4.7

-2.7%

32.2

-4.3%

in millions

Airfreight

123.6

5.7%

974.7

-0.9%

in thousands of

metric tons

Airmail

11.4

-0.4%

91.6

-0.2%

in thousands of

metric tons

Aircraft

40.7

0.5%

304.2

-1.1%

Movements (1)

in thousands

MTOWs

2,251.2

-1.8% 16,452.8

-4.9%

in thousands of

metric tons

Punctuality

78.9

80.3

share of punctual arrivals

and departures in percent

(1) Excluding military flights

(2) Rate of change based on unrounded numbers

ots Original Text Service: Fraport AG Internet:http://www.presseportal.de For More Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide Attn: RobertA. Payne - Manager International Press 60547 Frankfurt am Main,Germany Tel.: +49 69 690 -78547 / Fax: +49 69 690 -60548 E-Mail: r.payne@fraport.de / Internet: www.fraport.com

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