Fraport Traffic Figures - November 2005: Frankfurt Airport Enjoys Record Traffic Again in November / Daily Freight Throughput Climbs to More Than 8,100 Metric Tons

Frankfurt/Main 13.12.2005 (PROTEXT/ots) - FRA/rap> Germany'sbiggest airport again registered peak traffic results for thereporting month of November 2005. Frankfurt Airport surpassedits existing November traffic records for passengers, airfreighttonnage, aircraft movements, as well as maximum takeoff weights(MTOWs). Furthermore, FRA achieved a new historic daily record onNovember 13, when 8,132 metric tons of airfreight were handledwithin a 24-hour period.

Last month, the number of passengers using FRA increased by2.5 percent to 3,940,558 compared to November 2004. Airfreighttonnage grew at an even more impressive rate of nine percent to173,815 metric tons.

Due to the phased closing of FRA's so-called overnightdomestic airmail hub, overall airmail tonnage further declined by12.2 percent to 8,767 metric tons compared to November 2004.

Aircraft movements rose by 1.3 percent to 39,728 takeoffs andlandings in November 2005. MTOWs - important for calculatingairport charges - grew by 1.6 percent to 2,245,839 metric tons.

From January to November 2005 Frankfurt Airport served48,546,091 passengers, representing an increase of 2.2 percentcompared to the same period in 2004. With 1,721,831 metric tonsduring the first 11 months of the year, FRA's airfreight tonnagejumped by 8 percent compared to 2004. Airmail dropped by 16.3percent to 88,142 metric tons through to the end of November2005. MTOWs climbed by 3.8 percent to 25,995,412 metric tonscompared to the same period in 2004.

The Fraport Group's six airports welcomed a total of5,138,961 passengers in November, down 6.9 percent from the sameperiod in 2004. The main reason for this drop was Antalya Airport(AYT) in Turkey - where Fraport's passenger figures have declinedsince the opening of a second competing passenger terminalearlier this year. Thus, AYT only registered 117,009 passengerslast month, a drop of 82.9 percent. Lima Airport (LIM) in Perurecorded 452,277 passengers, 10.9 percent more than in November2004. Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), Fraport's low-cost airport inthe Hunsrück region of Germany, enjoyed 13.0 percent growth intraffic to 229,856 passengers. Saarbrücken Airport's (SCN)traffic dropped by 5.4 percent to 28,984 passengers, whileHanover Airport (HAJ) saw its traffic jump by 6.3 percent to371,516 passengers.

Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures - November 2005

November Change2 Jan. - Nov. Change2

2005

Nov. 05/

2005

Jan. - Nov.

Nov. 04

05/04 Passengers1

3,940,558

2.5 %

48,546,091

2.2 % Airfreight1 in metric tons

173,815

9.0 %

1,721,8318.0 % Airmail in metric tons

8,767 -12.2 %

88,142 -16.3 % Aircraft Movements3

39,728

1.3 %

452,7143.0 % MTOWs3 in metric tons 2,245,839

1.6 %

25,995,412

3.8% Punctuality share of punctual arrivals and departures inpercent

79.1

77.2 1 Total traffic (arrivals + departures + transit, incl. generalaviation) 2 Change over previous year 3 Excluding militaryflights Fraport Group - Traffic Figures for November 2005 Airports

Passengers1 Change Cargo

Change AircraftChange

absolute

in %

in metric in % Movementin %

tons

absolute

(incl.

airmail) Frankfurt

3,939,319

2.5

179,983

7.7

39,7281.3 (FRA) Antalya2

117,009 -82.9

n.a.

n.a.

887 -78.9 (AYT) Frankfurt-Hahn3 229,856 13.0

21,354

46.1

3,18237.0 (HHN) Hanover (HAJ) 371,516

6.3

1,470

5.7

6,4623.5 Lima (LIM)

452,277 10.9

17,310

-14.9

6,28912.4 Saarbrücken

28,984 -5.4

0

-92.3

1,0698.2 (SCN) Fraport Group 5,138,961 -6.9

220,117

8.2 57,617-1.6 1 Passengers (commercial traffic: arrivals + departures +transit) 2 Only passengers of the Fraport managed terminal. 3Frankfurt-Hahn: includes cargo transported by truck

For More Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG, Robert A.Payne, B.A.A. - Manager International Press, Press Office (Dept.UKM-PS), Corporate Communications (UKM), 60547 Frankfurt am Main,Federal Republic of Germany; Tel.: +49 69.690.78547; Fax: +49.69.690.60548; E-mail: r.payne@fraport.de; Internet:www.fraport.de

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