FRA Summer Timetable 2002: Frankfurt Airport Registers More Flight / Connections Than in the Winter Season / 99 Scheduled Passenger Airlines Serve 289 Destina

Frankfurt/Main (PROTEXT/ots) - Following the recent lightdecline in traffic, Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport ServicesWorldwide reports a gradual increase in demand as well as arelated and continuing increase in the number of flightconnections at Frankfurt Airport (FRA) - on the scale of lastyear's summer season. Thus, for the Summer Timetable 2002,which goes into effect on March 26, FRA will offer a choice of99 scheduled passenger airlines (109 in 2001) flying to 289destinations (292 in 2001) in 102 countries (109 in 2001). Of the4,293 flight connections (4,400 in 2001) planned per week, some4,033 (4,112 in 2001) will be non-stop flights. Of the totalweekly connections, 805 will be domestic or German flights (825in 2001), 2,503 European (2,541 in 2001), and 725 (746 in 2001)intercontinental. There will be a total capacity of 658,355 seatsoffered per week, versus 688,587 last summer.

Routes having the most weekly connections will be Europe'sLondon-Heathrow with 139, followed by Paris-Charles de Gaullewith 120. The top routes in Germany will be Berlin-Tegel with114 weekly connections, followed by Munich with 93 and Hamburgwith 88. In Eastern Europe, Russia will hold first place with 92weekly connections from Frankfurt. In the intercontinentalcategory, flights over the North Atlantic to Canada and theUnited States -- 370 flights per week -- will hold top place.

Regarding scheduled cargo services, FRA's Summer Timetable2002 will offer 213 weekly connections (272 in 2001), including118 non-stop connections (141 in 2001). Of these 213 weeklyconnections, 18 will be European (35 in 2001) and 100intercontinental (106 in 2001). Over 50 percent of FRA'sairfreight will be carried by passenger aircraft.

For More Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG FrankfurtAirport Services Worldwide Attn: Robert A. Payne - ManagerInternational Press 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Germany Tel.: +49 69690 -78547 (with voice mailbox) Fax: +49 69 690 -60548 E-Mail:r.payne@fraport.de Internet: www.fraport.de (click on "PressLounge")

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