Fraport Traffic Figures - October 2004: October Traffic Growth Results in New Record Figures / Almost 5 Percent More Passengers - Airfreight Tonnage Jumps 14.5

Frankfurt/Main, Germany 12.11.2004 (PROTEXT/ots) - DuringOctober 2004 Fraport AG recorded strong growth in almost alltraffic categories at its Frankfurt Airport (FRA) home base.Passenger traffic, airfreight tonnage and aircraft movementsreached new record levels. In the reporting month, more than 4.8million passengers used Frankfurt Airport - the strongestOctober in the airport's history. In comparison to the previousyear, this represents a 4.9 percent increase. Due to the autumnschool-vacation period, there was strong demand for destinationsthroughout the Mediterranean region. Traffic to eastern Europealso continued to grow, as did intercontinental connections -for example, traffic to the Far East, South America and NorthAfrica.

Increasing by 14.5 percent to 163,458 metric tons, airfreighttonnage at Germany's largest airport grew even faster thanpassenger traffic in October 2004. Never before in the history ofFrankfurt Airport has so much airfreight tonnage been handled ina single month. FRA achieved a new daily record on October 31,when some 7,616 metric tons of airfreight were handled.Expansion in freight traffic was particularly strong to LatinAmerica, North Africa, and southeastern Europe. Airmail tonnagedeclined by 7.5 percent due to service reductions in the so-called overnight domestic airmail network based at FRA.

In contrast, Frankfurt Airport experienced a noticeable 5.4percent increase in aircraft movements during October 2004, with42,367 takeoffs and landings registered. As a result, the numberof aircraft movements climbed to a new monthly record. Maximumtakeoff weights (MTOWs), which are relevant for airport charges,increased 9.9 percent versus the same month last year to2,457,000 metric tons. For the January-to-October 2004 nine-monthperiod, Frankfurt Airport registered a 6.2 percent rise inpassenger traffic. Airfreight tonnage increased by 13.1 percent.The number of aircraft movements climbed by 3.8 percent and MTOWsgrew by 7.0 percent. The Fraport Group's six airports togetherserved 7,782,574 passengers in October 2004, 8 percent more thanin the corresponding month last year. Some 1,631,976 passengersused Turkey's Antalya Airport (AYT), representing a 20 percentincrease. Lima Airport (LIM) in Peru registered 442,154passengers, up 9.8 percent.

Frankfurt-Hahn Airport (HHN), the booming low-cost airportlocated in the Hunsrück region west of Frankfurt, served 259,079passengers in the reporting month, an increase of 11 percent.Also in Germany, Hanover Airport (HAJ) welcomed 585,373passengers (up 3 percent) and Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) 49,772passengers (down 5.8 percent). Cargo volume (airfreight andairmail combined) for the Fraport Group grew 12.6 percent to208,373 metric tons in October 2004. The number of aircraftmovements rose 6.4 percent to 68,822 takeoffs and landings.Frankfurt Airport's Traffic Figures - October 2004

Oct.

Change(2) Jan.-Oct.Change(2)

2004

Oct. 04/

2004Jan.-Oct.

Oct. 0304/03 Passengers(1)

4,815,443

4.9 %

43,634,8586.2 % Airfreight(1)

163,458

14.5 %

1,434,79013.1 % in metric tons Airmail

10,018

-7.5 %95,388

-7.0 % in metric tons Aircraft

42,3675.4 %

400,434

3.8 % Movements(3) MTOWs(3)2,457,020

9.9 %

22,822,758

7.0 % in metric tonsPunctuality

74.8

77.8 share ofpunctual arrivals and departures in percent (1) Totaltraffic (arrivals + departures + transit, incl. general aviation)(2) Change over previous year (3) Excluding military flightsFraport Group - Traffic Figures for October 2004

AirportsPassengers(1) Change Air-

Change Air-

Change

Absolute

in %

freight

in %craft

in %

in metricMove-

tonsments

(incl.absolute

Airmail) Frankfurt(FRA)

4,814,220

4.9

170,561

12.6

42,3675.4 Antalya(2) (AYT) 1,631,976

20.0

n.a.

n.a.9,575

20.4 Frankfurt-Hahn(3)

259,079

11.0

19,12430.2

2,906

15.5 (HHN) Hanover (HAJ)

585,3733.0

1,357

1.4

6,583

2.7 Lima (LIM)442,154

9.8

17,323

-0.9

6,049

-3.4Saarbrücken (SCN)

49,772

-5.8

8

-85.51,342

-1.7 Fraport Group

7,782,574

8.0

208,37312.6

68,822

6.4 (1) Passengers (commercial traffic:arrivals + departures + transit) (2) International passengers andmovements only (3) Hahn cargo (incl. cargo transported by truck)For More Information, Please Contact: Fraport AG FrankfurtAirport Services Worldwide Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - ManagerInternational Press/PR Press Office (UKM-PS), CorporateCommunications (UKM) 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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