Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures for November 2001

Frankfurt/Main, Germany (ots/PROTEXT)

November

Change (2) Jan.-Nov. Change(2)

2001

Nov. 01/

2001

Jan.-Nov.

Nov. 00

01/00 Passengers in millions

3.4

-10.9 %

45.4

-1.2 % Airfreight in thousands of metric tons

133.2

-8.6 %

1,370.6

-5.7 % Airmail in thousands of metric tons

12.8

-0.6 %

127.4

0.7 % Aircraft Movements (1) in thousands

36.4

-3.3 %

422.7

-0.2% MTOWs in thousands of metric tons

1,990.0

-4.7 % 23,686.3

1.4 % Punctuality share of punctual arrivals and departures in percent

79.1

76.7 Frankfurt Airport's (FRA) November 2001 traffic resultscontinued to be affected by the aftermath of the September 11terrorist attacks. However, the traffic decline has weakened:with the Passenger category registering a -10.9 percent change inNovember, versus a -13.9 percent change in October 2001.Consolidation of traffic at major hub airports like FRA has beena noticeable development. Transfer traffic via FRA has beenstrengthened by airline capacity adjustments and routecancellations at other airports. Intercontinental traffic again recorded the biggest trafficdeclines. In particular, flights to Islamic states, North Africaand the Middle East, as well as to the U.S.A., were stronglyaffected. FRA's airfreight tonnage experienced a -8.6 change inNovember 2001, a more moderate decline compared to October (-11.7percent) or even September (-13.3 percent). 1 Excluding military flights. 2 Rate of change based on unrounded numbers ots OriginalText Service: Fraport AG Internet: http://www.presseportal.deFor 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.com (click on"Press Lounge")

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